Takeshi Kaneko
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| Takeshi Kaneko | |
|---|---|
| Chunichi Dragons | |
| Pitcher/Scorer | |
| Born: February 25, 1993 Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| debut | |
| April 16, 2015, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
| NPB statistics (through 2016) | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 |
| ERA | 4.91 |
| Strikeouts | 12 |
| Teams | |
Takeshi Kaneko (金子 丈, Kaneko Takeshi; born February 25, 1993 in Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan) is a retired professional Japanese baseball player. He was a pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons.
In his university career, Kaneko performed as both a starter and a reliever for Osaka University of Commerce. In the Kansai6 Baseball League in Spring of his third year, Kaneko recorded 4 consecutive shutouts.[1] His overall record for his university was 65 games played with a 23–17 win-loss record and a 1.85 ERA.[1] He is one year the university senior of teammate, Iori Katsura.
At the 2014 Nippon Professional Baseball draft, Kaneko was selected 9th by the Chunichi Dragons where he went on to sign a ¥6,000,000 contract with a ¥15,000,000 sign on bonus.[2]
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