Seiichi Kaneko

Seiichi Kaneko (金子 誠一)

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 6' 3", Weight 215 lbs.

• School Hosei University
• High School Tohoku High School

• Born July 23, 1964 in Sendai, Miyagi Japan

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Biographical Information

Seiichi Kaneko played in Nippon Pro Baseball for 7 years.

Kaneko was drafted by the Hanshin Tigers in the 3rd round of the 1988 NPB draft, and he crushed 4 homers with a .208/.280/.375 batting line in his first season. He hit .238/.303/.362 in 87 games in 1990, but he only got 18 at-bats combined in the next two seasons. Kaneko played 101 games (still a backup outfielder, he had 156 PA) with a .241/.290/.393 batting line in 1993, but he suffered from a waist injury so he only got 44 more at-bats before he announced his retirement in 1995.

Overall, Kaneko hit .225/.286/.357 with 103 hits and 11 homers in 7 seasons in NPB.

Sources

• Wiki Japan