Kenji Yano
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| Kenji Yano | |
|---|---|
 Yano with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | |
| Yomiuri Giants – No. 80 | |
| Outfielder / Coach | |
| Born: September 21, 1980 Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| August 19, 2003, for the Yomiuri Giants | |
| Last NPB appearance | |
| October 10, 2018, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | |
| NPB statistics (through 2018) | |
| Batting average | .262 |
| Home runs | 29 |
| RBI | 153 |
| Teams | |
| As player
As coach | |
Kenji Yano (矢野 謙次, born September 21, 1980) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder. He played for the Yomiuri Giants and the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
After his retirement in 2018, Yano was sent to the Texas Rangers for a year to train to be a coach.[1][2] For the 2020 season, Yano will return to Japan as the Fighters' outfield coach and assistant hitting coach.[3][4]
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