Kazuyuki Kaneda

Kazuyuki Kaneda (金田 和之)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 178 lb.

• School Osaka Gakuin University
• High School Miyakonojo Commercial High School

• Born September 18, 1990 in Soo, Kagoshima Japan

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Biographical Information

Kazuyuki Kaneda pitched in Nippon Pro Baseball for 8 years.

Kaneda was drafted by the Hanshin Tigers in the 5th round of the 2012 NPB draft, and he went 5-1 with a 3.61 ERA in 40 appearances in his first season. However, he slumped to a 7.45 ERA in 10 games in 2015, and he allowed 4 runs in 6 innings in 2016. The Orix Buffaloes then selected him as the compensation for losing free agent Yoshio Itoi, and he was 4-1 with a 4.15 ERA in 2017. Kaneda pitched 10 games with a 7.30 ERA in 2018, and he never got more than 10 appearances a season before he announced his retirement in 2021.

Overall, Kaneda was 12-2 with a 4.64 ERA, struck out 115 and pitched 155 1/3 innings in 8 seasons in NPB.

Sources

• Wiki Japan