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Chihiro Kaneko (金子 千尋, Kaneko Chihiro, born November 8, 1983) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Orix Buffaloes and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
Career
Kaneko pitched for the Orix Buffaloes. He won the Pacific League Most Valuable Player Award and the Eiji Sawamura Award in 2014. He became a free agent after the 2018 season,[1] and signed with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.[2]
On October 19, 2019, Kaneko signed a 1-year extension to remain with the Fighters.[3]
References
- ^ Baseball / Japanese Baseball (2018-11-28). "Buffaloes ace Chihiro Kaneko to become free agent". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
- ^ Coskrey, Jason (2019-02-10). "Chihiro Kaneko draws attention from Yu Darvish, others, because of change-up". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
- ^ "金子弌大投手が海外FA権を行使せずに残留". 北海道日本ハムファイターズ オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). October 19, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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