Akihiro Yano
| Akihiro Yano | |
|---|---|
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| Catcher | |
| Born: December 6, 1968 Hirano-ku, Osaka, Japan | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| August 3, 1991, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
| Last NPB appearance | |
| May 8, 2010, for the Hanshin Tigers | |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .274 |
| Hits | 1347 |
| Home runs | 112 |
| RBIs | 570 |
| Teams | |
| Last updated on: December 7, 2010 | |
Akihiro Yano (矢野 燿大, Yano Akihiro, real name: 矢野 輝弘, born December 6, 1968 in Uriwari, Hirano-ku, Osaka, Japan) is a former Japanese baseball player in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He started his career as the Number 2 Draft pick with the Chunichi Dragons in 1991, and played for the Hanshin Tigers from 1998 until his retirement in 2010.
References
- Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from JapaneseBaseball.com
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