Atsunori Inaba (稲葉 篤紀, born August 3, 1972) is a
Japanese
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professional
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baseball
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manager, coach and former player. He was the
Most Valuable Player
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of the
2006 Japan Series
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. He is currently the
general manager
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for the
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
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of
Nippon Professional Baseball
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's
Pacific League
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.
After the retirement, he became
Japan national baseball team
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at the 2013 exhibition game against
Chinese Taipei
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,
2014 MLB Japan All-Star Series
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, 2015 exhibition game against
All Euro,
2015 WBSC Premier12
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, 2016 exhibition game against Chinese Taipei, 2016 exhibition game against
Mexico
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and
Netherlands
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, 2017 exhibition game against
CPBL
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All-Stars, and
2017 World Baseball Classic
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.
On July 31, 2017, he became Japan national baseball team manager. He managed at the
2017 Asia Professional Baseball Championship
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, 2018 exhibition game against
Australia
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,
2018 U-23 Baseball World Cup and
2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series
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.
References
External links
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Career statistics - NPB.jp
1972 births
Living people
People from Kitanagoya
Baseball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters players
Hosei University alumni
Japanese baseball coaches
National baseball team managers
Nippon Professional Baseball coaches
Nippon Professional Baseball first basemen
Nippon Professional Baseball right fielders
Olympic baseball players of Japan
Baseball people from Aichi Prefecture
Yakult Swallows players
2009 World Baseball Classic players
2013 World Baseball Classic players
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