Kazuhiro Hatakeyama

Kazuhiro Hatakeyama
Kazuhiro Hatakeyama
	infielder / Coach
	Born: September 13, 1982 (age 42); Hanamaki, Iwate, Japan
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
	August 6, 2004, for the Yakult Swallows
Last NPB appearance
	September 21, 2019, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
NPB statistics
Batting average	.266
Home runs	128
Runs batted in	567
Teams
	As player Yakult Swallows/Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2001–2019); As coach Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2020–2024);
Career highlights and awards
	2× Central League Golden Glove Award (2012, 2015); 2× NPB All-Star (2011-2012); 1× Central League RBI champions (2015); 1× Central League Best Nine Award (2015); 1× NPB All-Star Game MVP (2011 Game 1);

Kazuhiro Hatakeyama (畠山和洋, Hatakeyama Kazuhiro, born September 13, 1982) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder and current hitting coach for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played in NPB for the Swallows from 2001 to 2019. Hatakeyama was the 2015 Central League leader in runs batted in, with 105.^[1] His retirement ceremony was conducted on September 21, 2019.

Career

On September 13, 2019, Hatakeyama held a press conference with Shohei Tateyama confirming his retirement.^[2]

References

^ "2015 Central League Qualifiers for Batting Championship". Nippon Professional Baseball.
^ "館山昌平投手、畠山和洋選手が引退会見". 東京ヤクルトスワローズ公式サイト (in Japanese). September 13, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
NPB.com

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[1] "2015 Central League Qualifiers for Batting Championship". Nippon Professional Baseball.

[2] "館山昌平投手、畠山和洋選手が引退会見". 東京ヤクルトスワローズ公式サイト (in Japanese). September 13, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.

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