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league) that opposing pitchers issued to him, he finished second in the league in hits (to Ramírez, who hit safely 204 times, a new
Central League record) with 193, winning his second batting title with a .346 average. Aoki also led the league in on-base percentage for the first time and scored 114 runs (his third consecutive season with 100 or more runs).
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to send the game into extras. Aoki was taken out of right field as the tenth started, but the Royals would win 9–8 in the twelfth inning, which was the first playoff victory for the Royals in 29 years. Aoki had just two further RBIs in the ensuing postseason run, which saw him play right field for
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Aoki's playing time greatly increased over the course of the season due to his fine play and the injuries sustained by many starters. In his first full season with
Milwaukee, Aoki hit .288/.355/.433 with 10 home runs (one inside the park), 50 RBIs, and 81 runs scored in 520 at-bats, plus 30 stolen
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in 2006 and 2007. His throwing arm is fringe-average for a major league center fielder but accurate, and he has a quick release. In his first MLB season, Aoki made nine putouts in a game while fielding the right field in the
Brewers' win over the Reds on June 8, 2012, falling one catch shy of the
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Aoki played in the World
Baseball Classic for the second time in 2009, having no difficulty playing left field despite manning center field almost exclusively for the Swallows. He played in all nine games, hitting .324 (12-for-37) with seven RBI as Japan's No. 3 hitter, and had a pivotal role in
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into the leadoff role instead. While Aoki relinquished the league lead in both batting average and on-base percentage to
Uchikawa, he finished the season with a personal-best batting average of .347, striking out just 47 times (fewest in the league among qualifying players) and swiping 31 bases
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competed for the batting title at a torrid pace throughout the 2007 season. On July 10, 2007, Aoki became the fastest player in
Japanese professional baseball history to amass 500 career hits, doing so in 373 games. While he fell short of 200 base hits, partly due to the 80 walks (fourth in the
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as well as hit for a high average (.333 career batting average as of May 13, 2009). He is known to be slightly unusual in that he has several different batting stances in his repertoire. While most players shape their mechanics to perfection, Aoki does not hesitate to switch from one stance to
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was his main backup. In May 2013, he hit .343 with 6 RBI, bringing his season average to .299. After that, he had a steady decline until
September 2013, when he hit .297 with 6 RBI and 15 walks. In 155 games, he hit .286 with 8 home runs, 37 RBI, 20 stolen bases and 55 walks, giving him a .356
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won the posting and signed Aoki in
January 2012 to a two-year contract with a third-year option. He became the team's first Japanese player to be acquired through this process. Kosuke Inaji served as Aoki's interpreter throughout the season.
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Aoki played in all nine games in the 2008 Beijing
Olympics as Japan's starting center fielder, batting in each of the first three spots in the order and hitting .294 (10-for-34) with seven RBI and scoring five runs. Japan dropped the
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since I'll be over 30 by then." While major league teams expressed interest in Aoki (especially after seeing him in international play), the
Swallows offered no indication of their willingness to comply with the request.
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end, Aoki has earned a reputation as a superb center fielder with excellent instincts and range, winning six consecutive Golden Glove awards from 2006 through 2011 and leading all outfielders in the Central League
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In 151 games in 2012, he hit .288 with 10 home runs, 50 RBI, 37 doubles, 30 stolen bases (9th in the NL), and 43 walks, giving him a .355 on-base percentage. He finished 5th in the NL Rookie of the Year voting.
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leagues. He cut down on his strikeouts and drew more walks than in the previous season, improving his on-base percentage from .387 to .396 despite a lower batting average. He also hit more home runs (13) and
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Astros president Reid Ryan said the club shipped rings to former Astros players Cameron Maybin (Marlins), Joe Musgrove (Pirates) and Colin Moran (Pirates), as well as Norichika Aoki, who's in Japan.
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Though he came up short in his goal of reaching 200 base hits and winning the batting title for the second consecutive year, Aoki finished the season with 192 hits, leading both the Central and
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Aoki was named to the Japanese national team for the first time in early 2006 for the inaugural World Baseball Classic. After being relegated to the bench and seeing little playing time in the
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bases. By the latter half of the season, he was batting primarily in the leadoff position for the Brewers. Aoki also set the record for doubles in a single season (37) by a Brewers rookie.
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for infield hits and singles to left field so often that teams began employing an "Aoki Shift", with the third baseman playing shallow and the shortstop shading the
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National League record. The 9 putouts rank among the most by a Brewers outfielder in a game. He was known throughout the Brewers organization as a solid defender.
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2386:"We have signed outfielder Norichika Aoki to a major league contract. Aoki will wear #11 and will join the team in Houston today. #Metspic.twitter.com/HEguI4SQO6"
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much more upright than he did earlier in his career). He has attested to the importance of lower body movement to his hitting in interviews. According to
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titles for the first time in the history of the university. Aoki hit .463 in the spring of his junior year (2002) and set a Tokyo Big6 record for
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Aoki has developed more power with each successive season and has now established himself as a legitimate middle-of-the-order threat that can
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Aoki made his first postseason appearance as an MLB player with the Royals that year as they made the first Wild Card spot to host the
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In 2015, he batted .287/.353/.380 in 355 at bats. After the 2015 season, the Giants declined Aoki's option, making him a free agent.
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level. However, he returned some three weeks later on May 29, 2008, engaging in another race for the batting title, this time with
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and putting him on the disabled list, resulting in him missing 28 games. At the time he was batting .317 and was a potential
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an NPB single-season record). He led all Central League players in batting average (.344) and hits, and was voted the league
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While Aoki missed Suzuki's NPB record for hits in a single season of 210, he finished with a league-record 202 hits (his 169
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Meanwhile, his stolen base total dropped sharply from 41 to 17, a decline that could be attributed to then-
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against South Korea, though, and despite a go-ahead three-run home run by Aoki in the third inning of the
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role by June 2005. On October 6, 2005, he tied the Central League single-season hit record of 192 (set by
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as a member of the Japanese national team in December 2007, helping Japan clinch a berth in the upcoming
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uncharacteristically often, he slowly began to collect hits at his usual pace and was promoted to the
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appearance in July 2006 and was named the Most Valuable Player in Game 1 (held at his home park,
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On December 3, 2015, Aoki signed a one-year, $ 5.5 million contract with the
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in that same game. He hit .332 during his college career, albeit without a single
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signed Aoki to a major league contract. On October 30, 2017, Aoki was released.
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Aoki was the Brewers Opening Day right fielder and leadoff hitter in 2013, and
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Hichiya Elementary School and Tomishima Junior High School before going on to
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on April 30, 2009, but was found to have no serious injuries upon diagnosis.
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Aoki's hits by year. Aoki attained 2,000 career hits on June 11, 2017.
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more runs (62), leading the league in both average with runners in
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batting second, who homered as well. It was the first time since
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that the Giants had opened a game with consecutive home runs.
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Nippon Professional Baseball Rookie of the Year Award winners
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in Furuta's retirement game as a player on October 7, 2007.
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Japanese expatriate baseball players in the United States
1896:"Norichika Aoki homer in 10th launches Brewers past Cubs"
1472:, helping Japan clinch a berth in the upcoming Olympics.
2514:"Japan Wins Big Over Chinese Taipei, Headed to Olympics"
2486:"Japan defeats Cuba to win first World Baseball Classic"
2175:"Outfielder Nori Aoki finalizes 1-year deal with Giants"
1158:. The 4 stolen bases tied the Brewers franchise record.
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2072:"Brewers trade Norichika Aoki to Royals for Will Smith"
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the run to the American League pennant and most of the
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scored in a single game with six in a game against the
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April 6, 2012, for the Milwaukee Brewers
2617:"Nori Aoki's Wife Sachi Ohtake Aoki - PlayerWives.com"
1749:"Wild card quotes and oddities from Japanese baseball"
815:. He was selected in the fourth round of the 2003 NPB
1194:. Aoki batted leadoff for the Royals for much of the
127:
July 17, 2004, for the Yakult Swallows
2670:
Norichika Aoki – Tokyo Yakult Swallows Official Blog
2658:
Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from
2401:"Norichika Aoki signs with Yakult Swallows in Japan"
1721:"Major league recruiters prepare for Asian invasion"
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On December 5, 2013, the Brewers traded Aoki to the
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2278:"Astros nearly done giving out World Series rings"
1921:"Aoki's walk-off home run lifts Brewers over Cubs"
1424:, he was named the starting center fielder in the
5408:2009 World Baseball Classic champions (2nd title)
4756:2006 World Baseball Classic champions (1st title)
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1543:to stretch singles into doubles and doubles into
991:In 2007, Aoki and teammate and fellow outfielder
2571:"Norichika Aoki a key in Japan's win over Dutch"
2542:"Aoki's move to left field shows his commitment"
1497:behind South Korea, Cuba and the United States.
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2528:"Players devote extra time to WBC preparations"
2263:"Astros claim outfielder Nori Aoki off waivers"
2103:"Norichika Aoki Stats - Baseball-Reference.com"
1518:Aoki played center field for Team Japan in the
1493:, Japan went on to lose 8–4 in a disappointing
1276:On June 20, 2015, Aoki was hit by a pitch from
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6380:Japanese expatriate baseball players in Canada
2632:Career statistics and player information from
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2473:June 25, 2009, at the Portuguese Web Archive
2190:"Aoki, Panik power Giants to quick advantage"
1777:"Buffs flexing muscles as stretch run begins"
1352:On July 31, 2017, the Astros traded Aoki and
848:In 2004, Aoki saw little playing time in his
8:
6370:Baseball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
3551:Outfield defense and base running coach: 70
1945:"Aoki's Leaping Catch Robs Overbay of a Hit"
1846:"MLB Twitter status announcing Aoki signing"
852:season (2004), playing just 10 games at the
3478:Infield defense and base running coach: 75
2001:"Aoki Belts a Game Tying Shot in the Ninth"
787:history and led Waseda to four consecutive
618:Aoki is one of only six players, alongside
53:Aoki with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in 2018
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2454:"World Baseball Classic: Cuba 6, Japan 10"
2440:"World Baseball Classic: Japan 6, Korea 0"
2054:"Norichika Aoki Stats, Fantasy & News"
689:Hyuga High School. Surprisingly, he was a
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2304:"Toronto gets Aoki, prospect for Liriano"
1868:"Kosuke Inaji: Translator to the Brewers"
1805:"Ichiro ends slump, Japan routs S. Korea"
1201:On August 6, 2014, in a game against the
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407:3× CL batting champion (2005, 2007, 2010)
6415:Nippon Professional Baseball outfielders
6400:Major League Baseball players from Japan
2161:"Nori Aoki Postseason Batting Game Logs"
1257:. On May 3, 2015, in a 5–0 win over the
1006:'s placing Hiroyasu Tanaka (rather than
667:Japan in the 2017 World Baseball Classic
6495:World Baseball Classic players of Japan
4093:Central League Rookie of the Year Award
2683:Norichika Aoki, JapaneseBallPlayers.com
2589:"Astros' Norichika Aoki: Headed to WBC"
1820:"Brewers win Norichika Aoki bid rights"
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1380:Second stint with Tokyo Yakult Swallows
1143:On June 7, 2012, in a game against the
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2216:"Giants decline options on Aoki, Byrd"
1933:from the original on January 12, 2022.
6435:Sportspeople from Miyazaki Prefecture
1083:(second to Fukuchi on the Swallows).
799:that season, going 5-for-5 with five
256:Yakult Swallows/Tokyo Yakult Swallows
7:
583:(NPB). He previously played for the
27:Japanese baseball player (born 1982)
6490:2017 World Baseball Classic players
6485:2009 World Baseball Classic players
6480:2006 World Baseball Classic players
6425:Northwest Arkansas Naturals players
2399:Cotillo, Chris (January 30, 2018).
1707:"Swallows' Aoki eyes major leagues"
1551:to the left side of the infield to
1230:2014 American League Wild Card Game
697:and high school, converting to the
6430:Olympic baseball players for Japan
2302:Chisholm, Gregor (July 31, 2017).
25:
6395:Major League Baseball outfielders
2276:McTaggart, Brian (May 11, 2018).
1919:Haudricourt, Tom (June 8, 2012).
1763:"Norichika Aoki and Alex Ramírez"
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2602:"Player Profile: Norichika Aoki"
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1448:2007 Asian Baseball Championship
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5345:Defense /Base running Coach 80
3575:Development pitching coach: 92
1973:"Aoki Makes a Run-Saving Catch"
860:, hitting .372 and leading the
758:) was one year his senior, and
1904:. June 7, 2012. Archived from
1468:win in the final game against
1265:. Following Aoki was teammate
1120:in the 2011–12 offseason. The
844:Aoki with the Swallows in 2008
648:Japanese professional baseball
60:Tokyo Yakult Swallows – No. 23
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6460:Tokyo Yakult Swallows players
6440:Sacramento River Cats players
1766:Yakyuu Shonen – Baseball Chat
1342:Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
1259:Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
1225:'s former record of 10 hits.
673:Early life and amateur career
6445:San Francisco Giants players
4707:Japan national baseball team
2421:(in Japanese). June 26, 2018
1693:"This is only the beginning"
1329:Aoki with the Astros in 2017
1182:Aoki with the Royals in 2014
1022:numerous times and even hit
944:in 2006. He made his second
872:(.436) and coming second in
581:Nippon Professional Baseball
357:Career highlights and awards
6029:2017 World Baseball Classic
5754:2009 World Baseball Classic
2675:September 27, 2007, at the
2650:Baseball Reference (Minors)
2415:"マイナビオールスターゲーム2018 ファン投票結果"
1848:. Twitter. January 17, 2012
1520:2017 World Baseball Classic
1514:2017 World Baseball Classic
1501:2009 World Baseball Classic
1416:2006 World Baseball Classic
1031:Asian Baseball Championship
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433:2009 World Baseball Classic
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6390:Kansas City Royals players
2665:Career statistics - NPB.jp
2556:"Japan continues momentum"
1372:On September 2, 2017, the
414:(2006 Game 1, 2009 Game 1)
6465:Toronto Blue Jays players
6405:Milwaukee Brewers players
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3438:Head / Battery coach: 73
2688:December 6, 2017, at the
1522:. His team finished 3rd.
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394:Mitsui Golden Glove Award
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6450:Seattle Mariners players
3458:Chief Hitting coach: 78
2475:WorldBaseballClassic.com
819:by the Yakult Swallows.
6475:Yakult Swallows players
6455:Tacoma Rainiers players
5337:Hitting/Bench Coach 88
2280:. Major League Baseball
1791:"Aoki makes big impact"
1649:"Aoki sets CL hit mark"
659:World Baseball Classics
638:, to amass 200 or more
566:, born January 5, 1982)
6375:Houston Astros players
3402:Development infielders
2107:Baseball-Reference.com
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1390:2018 NPB All-Star game
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942:Japanese national team
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936:Aoki with the Swallows
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756:Fukuoka Softbank Hawks
495:World Baseball Classic
6410:New York Mets players
3621:Tokyo Yakult Swallows
3523:Pitching coaches: 81
3446:Pitching coaches: 89
2727:Tokyo Yakult Swallows
1663:"Done the Ichiro way"
1476:2008 Beijing Olympics
1464:and a walk in a 10–2
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1386:Tokyo Yakult Swallows
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1283:, breaking his right
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1118:Major League Baseball
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888:honors for the game.
878:All-Star Futures Game
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681:, and attended Hyuga
663:2008 Beijing Olympics
613:Major League Baseball
577:Tokyo Yakult Swallows
570:professional baseball
551:Norichika "Nori" Aoki
421:CL Rookie of the Year
410:2× NPB All-Star Game
344:Tokyo Yakult Swallows
199:(through 2017 season)
142:(through 2023 season)
5117:2008 Summer Olympics
3539:Hitting coaches: 76
3466:Hitting coaches: 74
3383:Development catchers
3332:Development pitchers
2660:JapaneseBaseball.com
2591:. February 27, 2017.
2251:on December 6, 2015.
2127:. September 17, 2014
1908:on January 12, 2022.
1735:"10 Years for Aoki?"
1442:tournament champions
1403:International career
1255:San Francisco Giants
1249:San Francisco Giants
1203:Arizona Diamondbacks
1170:on-base percentage.
927:Most Valuable Rookie
886:Most Valuable Player
719:(currently with the
705:where he majored in
687:Miyazaki Prefectural
593:San Francisco Giants
294:San Francisco Giants
5471:Michihiro Ogasawara
4779:Michihiro Ogasawara
3742:Hirotoshi Takanashi
3545:Kazuhiro Hatakeyama
2881:Hirotoshi Takanashi
2619:. October 23, 2014.
2265:. November 3, 2016.
2029:"Aoki's three hits"
2009:. September 9, 2012
1953:. September 9, 2012
1826:. December 18, 2011
1495:fourth-place finish
1452:Aoki played in the
1432:and finals against
1029:Aoki played in the
950:Meiji Jingu Stadium
823:Professional career
797:University of Tokyo
729:Hiroshima Toyo Carp
721:Chiba Lotte Marines
701:only upon entering
436:All-Tournament Team
5703:Nobuhiro Takashiro
5695:Kazunori Shinozuka
5591:Yoshiyuki Ishihara
5353:Pitching Coach 72
4963:Hiroyuki Kobayashi
4939:Motonobu Tanishige
4787:Nobuhiko Matsunaka
3854:Tomotaka Sakaguchi
3559:Battery coach: 83
3517:Noriyuki Shiroishi
2642:Baseball Reference
2468:"Statistics: 2006"
2078:. December 5, 2013
1487:bronze medal match
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1188:Kansas City Royals
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870:on-base percentage
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665:, and represented
589:Kansas City Royals
284:Kansas City Royals
119:Professional debut
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6140:Takahiro Norimoto
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5977:Daisuke Matsuzaka
5913:Designated hitter
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5647:Munenori Kawasaki
5615:Tetsuya Yamaguchi
5599:Shunsuke Watanabe
5519:Daisuke Matsuzaka
5447:Hiroyuki Nakajima
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5155:Tsuyoshi Nishioka
5139:Hiroyuki Nakajima
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4947:Shunsuke Watanabe
4875:Daisuke Matsuzaka
4811:Tsuyoshi Nishioka
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3918:Munetaka Murakami
3766:Masanori Ishikawa
3670:Naomichi Nishiura
3626:2021 Japan Series
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3569:Katsuyuki Dobashi
3472:Masakazu Fukukawa
3191:Munetaka Murakami
3111:Yoshihiro Akahane
2793:Masanori Ishikawa
2365:. August 29, 2017
2337:. August 28, 2017
1666:The Seattle Times
1362:Francisco Liriano
1358:Toronto Blue Jays
1354:Teoscar Hernández
1348:Toronto Blue Jays
1243:2014 World Series
1234:Oakland Athletics
1211:Chicago White Sox
1156:Chicago White Sox
1122:Milwaukee Brewers
1108:Milwaukee Brewers
1090:in the head by a
1053:Yokohama BayStars
970:Norihiro Akahoshi
770:Shinichi Takeuchi
727:Toshimitsu Higa (
703:Waseda University
677:Aoki was born in
632:Tsuyoshi Nishioka
605:Toronto Blue Jays
585:Milwaukee Brewers
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378:(2005–2011, 2018)
324:Toronto Blue Jays
270:Milwaukee Brewers
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1312:Seattle Mariners
1306:Seattle Mariners
1215:Kauffman Stadium
1096:Chunichi Dragons
1059:Seiichi Uchikawa
1035:Beijing Olympics
966:scoring position
785:college baseball
736:Shintaro Yoshida
717:Takashi Toritani
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5756:All WBC Team
5711:Koichi Ogata
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6244:Kodai Senga
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5661:Manager 83
5355:Yutaka Ohno
5329:Manager 77
5219:Koji Uehara
5027:Sadaharu Oh
5025:Manager 89
4883:Koji Uehara
4690:S. Murakami
4674:Kuribayashi
4658:M. Murakami
4016:Infield 75
4008:Hitting 82
4000:Hitting 74
3958:Ryūta Konno
3421:First squad
3411:Sōta Takano
3241:Outfielders
3009:Ryuta Konno
2873:José Espada
2605:NPB Tracker
2131:December 3,
2082:December 3,
1852:January 17,
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427:stolen base
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5849:Lee Bum-ho
5815:José López
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5211:Yu Darvish
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3068:Yudai Koga
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4666:Morishita
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4570:Yamaguchi
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4410:Tatsunami
4170:Nagashima
4162:M. Fujita
4146:Nishimura
3992:Bench 76
3774:Nori Aoki
3750:Juri Hara
3629:champions
3306:Ren Sawai
2769:Juri Hara
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168:Home runs
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4626:Yamasaki
4594:Sawamura
4530:Kisanuki
4522:Ishikawa
4514:Akahoshi
4490:Kawakami
4482:Sawazaki
4466:Yamauchi
4394:Nagatomi
4386:Kawabata
4370:Makihara
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4202:Jōnouchi
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3027:Catchers
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2736:Pitchers
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