Keisuke Kanoh (狩野 恵輔, Kanoh Keisuke, born December 17, 1982) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
| Keisuke Kanoh | |
|---|---|
 Kanoh with the Hanshin Tigers | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: December 17, 1982 Shibukawa, Gunma, Japan | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| September 22, 2004, for the Hanshin Tigers | |
| Teams | |
Early baseball career
editKeisuke was born in Shibukawa, Gunma, Japan, and originally played as pitcher in junior high, but upon his election as team captain, he also became the team's catcher.[1] During his 3rd year in Maebashi Kogyo High School, his team competed with Kiryuu Daiichi High in the Gunma prefectural tournament, wherein despite cracking a 4-run homer from Yasuhiro Ichiba (now with the Swallows), they were defeated. Despite this, he was the Hanshin Tiger's 3rd pick in the 2000 draft.
Due to his mature appearance in high school, he was dubbed as "Kakefu of Joshu" (Joshu no Kakefu or 上州の掛布), in reference to former Tigers player Masayuki Kakefu.
References
edit- ^ 「現役の皆さんに聞きました キャッチャーの魅力を教えてください」 『週刊ベースボール』2009年6月1日号、ベースボール・マガジン社、2009年、雑誌 20441-6/1、20-21頁。
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- NPB stats
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