Makoto Kaneko (baseball)

Batting average.259

Home runs84

Hits1,551

Makoto Kaneko
Infielder, Shortstop, Coach
Born: (1975-11-08) November 8, 1975 (age 50) Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
April 2, 1995, for the Nippon-Ham Fighters
Last appearance
October 1, 2014, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
Career statistics
Batting average	.259
Home runs	84
Hits	1,551
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
As player Nippon Ham Fighters/Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters (1994–2014) As coach Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2015–2022) Chiba Lotte Marines (2023-2025)
Career highlights and awards
Pacific League Rookie of the Year Award (1996) 1× Best Nine Award (1999) 3× Mitsui Golden Glove Award (1998, 1999, 2009) 1× Japan Series champion (2006)
Medals Men's baseball Representing  Japan Summer Olympics Athens 2004 Team Competition

Makoto Kaneko (金子 誠, born November 8, 1975) is a Japanese professional baseball player and manager. He is an infielder for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.

Kaneko won the Pacific League rookie of the year award in 1996. He won two golden glove awards at second base before being converted to shortstop.

He joined the Japanese olympic baseball team for the 2004 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal.