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He was the captain of Japanese national team in [[2013 WBC]], and hit 2 home runs in the same inning against the [[Netherlands national baseball team|Netherlands]], becoming the first and only player to achieve such a feat in the history of the WBC.
He was the captain of Japanese national team in [[2013 WBC]], and hit 2 home runs in the same inning against the [[Netherlands national baseball team|Netherlands]], becoming the first and only player to achieve such a feat in the history of the WBC.


With 377 career home runs (through April 6, 2017) season, Abe ranks #23 on the [[List of top Nippon Professional Baseball home run hitters|NPB career list]].
With 396 career home runs (through August 2018), Abe ranks #20 on the [[List of top Nippon Professional Baseball home run hitters|NPB career list]].


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==External links==

Revision as of 05:15, 27 August 2018

Shinnosuke Abe
Abe with the Yomiuri Giants
Yomiuri Giants – No. 10
Catcher
Born: (1979-03-20) March 20, 1979 (age 45)
Urayasu, Chiba, Japan
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
debut
2001, for the Yomiuri Giants
Career statistics
(through 2017)
Batting average.284
Home runs388
Runs batted in1,212
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  Japan
Men's Baseball
World Baseball Classic
Gold medal – first place 2009 Los Angeles Team
Asian Baseball Championship
Silver medal – second place 1999 Seoul Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Taichung Team
Intercontinental Cup
Gold medal – first place 1997 Barcelona Team

Shinnosuke Abe (阿部 慎之助, Abe Shinnosuke, born March 20, 1979 in Urayasu, Chiba) is a Japanese professional baseball player with the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He has played for the Japanese national team since 1999 as a catcher. In the 2009 Japan Series, he was named the Most Valuable Player.

He was the captain of Japanese national team in 2013 WBC, and hit 2 home runs in the same inning against the Netherlands, becoming the first and only player to achieve such a feat in the history of the WBC.

With 396 career home runs (through August 2018), Abe ranks #20 on the NPB career list.

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Preceded by Japan Professional Sports Grand Prize Winner
2012
Succeeded by