Kazuhiro Hatakeyama (畠山 和洋, Hatakeyama Kazuhiro, born September 13, 1982) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder and current hitting coach for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played in NPB for the Swallows from 2001 to 2019. Hatakeyama was the 2015 Central League leader in runs batted in, with 105.[1] His retirement ceremony was conducted on September 21, 2019.
| Kazuhiro Hatakeyama | |
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| Tokyo Yakult Swallows – No. 85 | |
| infielder / Coach | |
| Born: September 13, 1982 Hanamaki, Iwate, Japan | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| August 6, 2004, for the Yakult Swallows | |
| Last NPB appearance | |
| September 21, 2019, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows | |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .266 |
| Home runs | 128 |
| Runs batted in | 567 |
| Teams | |
| As player
As coach
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Career
editOn September 13, 2019, Hatakeyama held press conference with Shohei Tateyama confirming his retirement.[2]
References
edit- ^ "2015 Central League Qualifiers for Batting Championship". Nippon Professional Baseball.
- ^ "館山昌平投手、畠山和洋選手が引退会見". 東京ヤクルトスワローズ 公式サイト (in Japanese). September 13, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
External links
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- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- NPB.com
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