Chihiro Kaneko
Japanese baseball player
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| Intro | Japanese baseball player | ||||
| Places | Japan | ||||
| is | Athlete Baseball player | ||||
| Work field | Sports | ||||
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| Birth | 8 November 1983, Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, Japan | ||||
| Age | 41 years | ||||
| Star sign | Scorpio | ||||
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Biography
Chihiro Kaneko (金子 千尋, Kaneko Chihiro, born November 8, 1983) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Orix Buffaloes and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
Career
Kaneko pitched for the Orix Buffaloes. He won the Pacific League Most Valuable Player Award and the Eiji Sawamura Award in 2014. He became a free agent after the 2018 season, and signed with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
On October 19, 2019, Kaneko signed a 1-year extension to remain with the Fighters.