Hiroshi Yagi (八木 裕, born June 8, 1965) is a retired Japanese baseball player for the Hanshin Tigers. He was an All-Star in 1990 and a member of the Tigers' 2003 championship team. In the later years of his career, he was known as the team's "God of Pinch Hitting".[1] After retiring at the end of the 2004 season, he spent some time in the media before becoming a hitting coach for Hanshin in 2009. He was named as the hitting coach for the club's second team for the 2015 season.[2]

Hiroshi Yagi
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters – No. 89
Coach / Infielder, Outfielder
Born: (1965-06-08) June 8, 1965 (age 59)
Tamano, Okayama, Japan
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
NPB debut
May 12, 1987, for the Hanshin Tigers
Last NPB appearance
October 10, 2004, for the Hanshin Tigers
NPB statistics
Batting average.247
Hits817
Runs batted in383
Stolen Bases33
Home runs126
Teams
As player

As coach

Career highlights and awards

References

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