Born: (1980-09-21) September 21, 1980 (age 43) Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
NPB debut
August 19, 2003, for the Yomiuri Giants
Last NPB appearance
October 10, 2018, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
NPB statistics (through 2018)
Batting average
.262
Home runs
29
RBI
153
Teams
As player
Yomiuri Giants (2003–2015)
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2015–2018)
As coach
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2020–2022)
Yomiuri Giants (2024-present)
Kenji Yano (矢野 謙次, born September 21, 1980) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder. He played for the Yomiuri Giants and the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
After his retirement in 2018, Yano was sent to the Texas Rangers for a year to train to be a coach.[1][2] For the 2020 season, Yano will return to Japan as the Fighters' outfield coach and assistant hitting coach.[3][4]
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pop singer. She is the daughter of musicians Ryuichi Sakamoto and Akiko Yano. Sakamoto provided a cover of "Miu" for the January 29, 2020 Buck-Tick tribute...
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and assisting him in his work. Sara Da Odin (サラ・ダ・オディン) Voiced by: Hinaki Yano A 13-year-old princess from another world who ends up living with Sōsuke...
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