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Nippon Professional Baseball or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning ''Professional Baseball''. Outside Japan, it is often just referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league can be traced back to the formation ...

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. ...

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1947 births Living people Baseball people from Wakayama Prefecture Japanese baseball players Nippon Professional Baseball infielders Hanshin Tigers players Managers of baseball teams in Japan Hanshin Tigers managers {{Japan-baseball-infielder-stub