Shinnosuke Abe
Shinnosuke Abe | |
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Yomiuri Giants – No. 10 | |
Catcher | |
Born: Urayasu, Chiba, Japan | March 20, 1979|
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
debut | |
2001, for the Yomiuri Giants | |
Career statistics (through 2016) | |
Batting average | .286 |
Home runs | 373 |
Runs batted in | 1,136 |
Teams | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Medal record | ||
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Representing Japan | ||
Men's Baseball | ||
World Baseball Classic | ||
2009 Los Angeles | Team | |
Asian Baseball Championship | ||
1999 Seoul | Team | |
2007 Taichung | Team | |
Intercontinental Cup | ||
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 377 career home runs (through April 6, 2017) season, Abe ranks #23 on the NPB career list.
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