Keita Sano

Keita Sano
Keita Sano
	Sano with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars
Yokohama DeNA BayStars – No. 7
	Infielder, Outfielder
	Born: November 28, 1994 (age 31); Okayama, Okayama, Japan
	Bats: Left Throws: Right
NPB debut
	March 31, 2017, for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars
NPB statistics ; (through 2024 season)
Batting average	.289
Hits	839
Home runs	90
RBI	388
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2017–present);
Career highlights and awards
	Japan Series champion (2024); Central League Batting Champion (2020); 3× NPB All-Star (2021–2023); 2× Best Nine Award (2020, 2022);
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing Japan
WBSC Premier12

Batting average.289

Home runs90

RBI388

Keita Sano (佐野恵太, Sano Keita; born November 28, 1994), nicknamed "Thanos"^[1] is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).^[2]^[3]

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v t e Yokohama DeNA BayStars current roster
Pitchers	0 Jon Duplantier 11 Katsuki Azuma 12 Yū Takeda 13 Hiromu Ise 14 Kenta Ishida 15 Shunya Shimada 16 Shinichi Ohnuki 18 Kenta Kozono 19 Yasuaki Yamasaki 20 Yūya Sakamoto 22 Taisei Irie 24 Teruki Yoshino 26 Haruhiro Hamaguchi 27 Shintaro Fujinami 30 Kentarō Shinogi 33 Riku Takeda 35 Tatsuya Hashimoto 38 Ryōto Matsumoto 39 Naoki Wakamatsu 41 Chihaya Sasaki 42 Austin Cox 43 Ōsuke Fukazawa 45 Kōhei Morihara 46 Kasuga Sakaguchi 47 Hiromi Katayama 49 José Ruiz 53 Hayate Nakagawa 54 Yutaro Ishida 59 Kentarō Taira 62 Sean Reynolds 64 Koh Nakagawa 65 Daita Miyagi 68 Masaki Iwata 92 Hayato Horioka 98 Hansel Marcelino
Catchers	5 Shion Matsuo 10 Yasutaka Tobashira 32 Kyōsuke Mashiko 50 Yūdai Yamamoto 57 Junpei Azuma 60 Takeru Furuichi 95 Ryuhei Kuki
Infielders	00 Takuma Hayashi 2 Shugo Maki 3 Kōichirō Oda 6 Keito Mori 9 Yōta Kyōda 25 Yoshitomo Tsutsugō 26 Masaki Mimori 31 Tatsuhiro Shibata 34 Asahi Miyashita 37 Hibiki Katō 44 Taiki Ishikami 48 Shūto Naruse 51 Toshiro Miyazaki 56 Manato Tanai 66 Dayán Viciedo
Outfielders	4 Ryuki Watarai 7 Keita Sano 8 Kazuki Kamizato 28 Atsushi Katsumata 55 Kento Inoue 58 Kōki Kajiwara 61 Tatsuo Ebina 63 Taiki Sekine 67 Shōnosuke Hama 99 Cooper Hummel
Development pitchers	052 Masumi Hamachi 102 Manato Shimizu 103 Kōki Kanabuchi 111 Haru Yoshioka 115 Kosuke Baba 122 Haruto Shōji 136 Ryūdai Morishita 140 Ryūnosuke Matsumoto
Development catchers	127 Ryōta Jōkō 130 Taiga Kondō
Development infielders	125 Sō Ogasawara 129 Kenji Nishimaki 131 Uta Shimizu 193 Ikumi Takamizawa
Development outfielders	155 Daiki Kobari
First squad coaching	Manager: 81 Ryoji Aikawa Bench coach: 72 Kenjirō Tsuruoka, Hitting coaches: 89 Daisuke Nakai, 90 Iwao Ohmura Pitching coaches: 94 Yōta Kosugi, 80 Yoshiaki Fujioka Infield / Baserunning coach: 73 Kazuya Fujita Outfield / Baserunning coach: 74 Yusuke Kawada Battery coach: 71 Ken Katoh Field coordinator: 82 Takashi Manei Pitching coordinator: 79 Shinji Ohara
Second squad coaching	Manager: 75 Shuichi Murata Bench coach: 97 Hiroyasu Tanaka Hitting coach: 77 Takanori Suzuki Pitching coaches: 88 Yusaku Iriki, 86 Yoshiki Yagi, 87 Shigeru Kaga Infield / Baserunning coach: 78 Tatsuya Shindoh Outfield / Baserunning coach: 84 Yoshinori Ueda Battery coach: 70 Toshiya Tsuji Fielding Development coaches: 85 Shigeo Yanagida, 83 Takahiro Ōno Field coordinator: 91 Seiya Sano Hitting Development coach: 76 Tomio Tashiro

Keita Sano

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