Norio Tanabe

Norio Tanebe
Norio Tanebe
	Tanebe with the Saitama Seibu Lions
	Infielder/Coach/Manager
	Born: May 11, 1966 (age 58); Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
	August 26, 1985, for the Seibu Lions
Last appearance
	June 11, 2000, for the Yomiuri Giants
Career statistics
Batting average	.268
Home runs	87
Hits	926
Teams
	As Player; Seibu Lions (1985–1999); Yomiuri Giants (2000); As Manager; Saitama Seibu Lions (2014–2016); As Coach; Seibu Lions/Saitama Seibu Lions (2002–2009, 2010–2014, 2020-2022); Hanwha Eagles (2017, 2019);
Career highlights and awards
	2× Best Nine Award (1989, 1992); 2× Mitsui Golden Glove Award (1989, 1992); 2× NPB All-Star (1992, 1994); 7× Japan Series champion (1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2000);
	Last updated on: 19 May 2023

Norio Tanabe (田辺徳雄, Tanabe Norio, born May 11, 1966 in Yamanashi, Japan) is a former Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player. He played for the Seibu Lions and Yomiuri Giants.

In 1986, Tanabe was one of several Lions players who played on loan for the San Jose Bees. He led the club in hits, home runs, and runs batted in.^[1]

In 2002, Tanabe rejoined the Lions as a coach. He was serving as the club's hitting coach when he took over as manager in June 2014.^[2] On September 27, 2016, Tanabe announced he would resign at the end of the season.^[3]

References

^ Verducci, Tom (September 12, 2016). "The Bad News bees". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
^ Graczyk, Wayne (15 November 2014). "A look at NPB's new skippers for the 2015 season, challenges they will face". The Japan Times. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
^ "Kishi, Lions postpone Fighters' pennant hopes". The Japan Times. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2017.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)

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[1] Verducci, Tom (September 12, 2016). "The Bad News bees". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 7 December 2017.

[newskipper-2] Graczyk, Wayne (15 November 2014). "A look at NPB's new skippers for the 2015 season, challenges they will face". The Japan Times. Retrieved 7 December 2017.

[3] "Kishi, Lions postpone Fighters' pennant hopes". The Japan Times. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2017.

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