Naoto Watanabe

Naoto Watanabe
Naoto Watanabe
	Watanabe with the Yokohama BayStars
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – No. 26
	Infielder / Coach
	Born: October 15, 1980 (age 44); Ibaraki, Japan
	Bats: Right Throws: Right
NPB debut
	April 17, 2007, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
NPB statistics
Batting average	.259
Hits	855
Runs batted in	229
Stolen bases	115
Teams
	As player Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2007–2010); Yokohama BayStars/Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2011–2013); Saitama Seibu Lions (2013–2017); Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2018–2020); As coach Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2020–present);
Career highlights and awards
	NPB All-Star (2011);

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.

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

^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)

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[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] "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] "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] "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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v t e Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles current roster
Pitchers	11 Takayuki Kishi 13 Cody Ponce 14 Takahiro Norimoto 17 Tatsuki Koja 18 Masahiro Tanaka 19 Kōsei Shōji 20 Nik Turley 21 Takahisa Hayakawa 22 Ryūji Komago 28 Tomohito Sakai 29 Kōichi Takada 31 Shōta Watanabe 38 Hayato Yuge 40 Shūto Sakurai 41 Mao Itoh 43 Sung Chia-hao 45 Tomotaka Matsui 46 Shōma Fujihira 47 Masaru Fujii 49 Masaya Nishigaki 52 Taisei Tsurusaki 53 Haruto Sakai 54 Naoki Hinata 56 Sora Suzuki 57 Ryōta Takinaka 58 Wataru Karashima 59 Katsutoshi Tai 61 Takuma Matsuda 64 Yūki Hayashi 67 Seiya Ōuchi 69 Seiryū Uchi 71 Kazuki Yoshikawa 72 Satoshi Miyamori 79 Kotarō Seimiya
Catchers	2 Hikaru Ohta 44 Takaya Tanaka 55 Yūma Yasuda 65 Kengo Horiuchi 70 Tsuyoshi Ishihara
Infielders	0 Hiroto Kobukata 3 Hideto Asamura 4 Toshiki Abe 5 Eigorō Mogi 7 Daichi Suzuki 23 Maikel Franco 24 Fumiya Kurokawa 30 Ryūya Taira 34 Tsuyoshi Yamasaki 39 Yukiya Itoh 42 Haruka Yamada 48 Yoshiaki Watanabe 60 Rikai Waters 63 Daiki Irie 66 Itsuki Murabayashi 68 Takumi Aono 78 Kōnosuke Tatsumi
Outfielders	8 Ryōsuke Tatsumi 9 Sōshi Yoshino 25 Kazuki Tanaka 27 Takerō Okajima 32 Daisuke Nakashima 35 Hiroaki Shimauchi 36 Ginji Maeda 50 Atsuki Mutoh 51 Yūya Ogo
Development players	017 Wang Yan-cheng (P) 062 Naoto Nishiguchi (P) 130 Kōsei Koga (P) 138 Shinri Komine (P) 155 Akihiro Takeshita (P) 022 Kei Mizukami (C) 137 Yūto Egawa (C) 131 Sōtarō Nagata (IF) 141 Kiyoharu Sawano (IF) 142 Ōzora Yanagisawa (OF) 144 Shō Ōkawara (OF)
First squad coaching	Manager: 99 Toshiaki Imae Head coach: 74 Naoto Watanabe Batting coaches: 93 Taketoshi Gotō, 89 Keizō Kawashima Battery coach: 82 Naoki Matoba Infield defense/base running coach: 86 Tatsuya Shiokawa Outfield defense/base running coach: 76 Yoshifumi Okada
Second squad coaching	Manager: 88 Hajime Miki Batting coaches: 84 Yūhei, 95 Toshitake Yokoo Pitching coaches: 80 Takashi Ishii, 75 Shinichirō Koyama, 91 Yūya Kubo Battery coach: 96 Masahiko Tanaka Infield defense/base running coach: 92 Nobuyuki Okumura Outfield defense/base running coach: 85 Akihisa Makida General development coach: 87 Yasunaga Makishi Development coach: 90 Fumitoshi Takano