Ryo Watanabe (pitcher)

For the baseball infielder, see Ryo Watanabe (infielder).

Ryo Watanabe 渡辺 亮
Watanabe with the Hanshin Tigers
Hanshin Tigers – No. 89
Pitcher
Born: (1982-02-10) February 10, 1982 Naruto, Tokushima, Japan
Bats: Right Throws: Right
debut
April 22, 2007, for the Hanshin Tigers
NPB statistics (through 2015)
Games	362
Win–loss	15–6
ERA	2.64
Teams
As player Hanshin Tigers (2006–2015) As coach Hanshin Tigers (2024–present)

Ryo Watanabe (渡辺 亮, Watanabe Ryō, real name: 渡邊 亮, born February 10, 1982, in Naruto, Tokushima, Japan) is a retired Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher who spent 10 years with the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Central League.

Professional career

Watanabe joined the Hanshin Tigers after being picked in the fourth round of the 2005 university/adult draft. After spending his first season with the Tigers' farm team, he enjoyed relative success as a reliever, appearing in at least 45 matches between the years 2007 and 2012, earning a total 14 wins, 6 losses and 53 hold points from 332 appearances with an ERA of 2.53. He was used less starting from the 2013 season and only made one first-team appearance in 2015, pitching one scoreless inning.

External links

• Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from JapaneseBaseball.com