is a professional Japanese

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Kintetsu Buffaloes The were a Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) team based in Osaka, Japan, which was in the Pacific League. In 2005 the team was merged with the Orix BlueWave to become the team now known as the Orix Buffaloes. The team played in Fujiidera Stadiu ...

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* 1958 births Living people Sportspeople from Shizuoka (city) Japanese baseball players Nippon Professional Baseball infielders Kintetsu Buffaloes players Nippon Professional Baseball Rookie of the Year Award winners Managers of baseball teams in Japan Orix Buffaloes managers Baseball people from Shizuoka Prefecture {{japan-baseball-manager-stub