Makoto Kaneko (金子 誠, born November 8, 1975) is a Japanese professional baseball player and manager. He is an infielder for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
Makoto Kaneko | |||||||||||||||
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Chiba Lotte Marines – No. 88 | |||||||||||||||
Infielder, Shortstop, Coach | |||||||||||||||
Born: Chiba Prefecture, Japan | November 8, 1975|||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
debut | |||||||||||||||
April 2, 1995, for the Nippon-Ham Fighters | |||||||||||||||
Last appearance | |||||||||||||||
October 1, 2014, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | |||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
Batting average | .259 | ||||||||||||||
Home runs | 84 | ||||||||||||||
Hits | 1,551 | ||||||||||||||
Teams | |||||||||||||||
As player
As coach Chiba Lotte Marines (2023-) | |||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Medals
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Kaneko won the Pacific League rookie of the year award in 1996. He won two golden glove awards at second base before being converted to shortstop.
He joined the Japanese olympic baseball team for the 2004 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal.
External links
edit- Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from JapaneseBaseball.com