Naoto_Watanabe

Naoto Watanabe

Naoto Watanabe

Japanese baseball player and coach

Naoto Watanabe (渡辺 直人, Watanabe Naoto, born October 15, 1980) is a Japanese former professional baseball player who is currently a coach for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played for the Golden Eagles, Yokohama BayStars/Yokohama DeNA BayStars and Saitama Seibu Lions of NPB.

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Career

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles selected Watanabe with the fifth selection in the 2006 NPB draft [jp].[1]

On April 7, 2007, Watanabe made his NPB debut.

On October 14, 2019, Watanabe become playing batting coach for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of NPB.[2]

On September 12, 2020, Watanabe announced his retirement after the season,[3] and next day he held press conference.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "東北楽天ゴールデンイーグルス 選択選手一覧". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  2. [2]
    "新任コーチに関して". 東北楽天ゴールデンイーグルス 公式サイト (in Japanese). October 14, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  3. [3]
    "渡辺 直人選手 現役引退に関して". 東北楽天ゴールデンイーグルス オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). September 12, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  4. [4]
    "渡辺 直人選手 引退記者会見". 東北楽天ゴールデンイーグルス オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). September 13, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.


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