is a Japanese professional
baseball infielder
An infielder is a baseball player stationed at one of four defensive "infield" positions on the baseball field.
Standard arrangement of positions
In a game of baseball, two teams of nine players take turns playing offensive and defensive roles. ...
for the
Hanshin Tigers of
Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in MLB for the
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
Career
On October 18, 2022, during the off-season, Watanabe was traded to the
Hanshin Tigers in a two-for-two trade alongside
Yuto Takahama, with
Yukiya Saitoh
is a professional Japanese baseball pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Hanshin Tigers.
Career
On October 18, 2022, during the off-season, Saitoh wa ...
, and
Taiga Egoshi
is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball. He has previously played in NPB for the Hanshin Tigers.
Early Baseball Career
A native of Nagasaki, Taiga started playing s ...
heading to Hokkaido in return.
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Living people
1995 births
People from Tsuchiura
Baseball people from Ibaraki Prefecture
Japanese baseball players
Nippon Professional Baseball infielders
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters players
category:Hanshin Tigers players
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