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Yoshiyuki Kamei (baseball)

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Yoshiyuki Kamei
Kamei with the Yomiuri Giants
Yomiuri Giants – No. 79
Outfielder / Coach
Born: (1982-07-28) July 28, 1982 (age 42)
Yamatokōriyama, Nara, Japan
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
NPB debut
July 9, 2005, for the Yomiuri Giants
NPB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Batting average.257
Home runs101
Hits1,069
RBI462
Stolen bases61
Teams
As player

As coach

  • Yomiuri Giants (2022–present)
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  Japan
Men's Baseball
World Baseball Classic
Gold medal – first place 2009 Los Angeles Team

Yoshiyuki Kamei (亀井 善行, Kamei Yoshiyuki, born July 28, 1982 in Yamatokōriyama, Nara, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball player for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

He was selected Japan national baseball team at the 2009 World Baseball Classic.

During a brief stint in the 2010–11 Australian Baseball League season he played for the Melbourne Aces and although he did not qualify for any statistical leaders, he has the highest single season slugging (.859) and OPS (1.359) for any player with more than 50 at-bats (64).

On November 16, 2018, he was selected Yomiuri Giants roster at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series exhibition game against MLB All-Stars.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "8日の「2018日米野球」参加メンバー決まる". 読売巨人軍公式WEBサイト (in Japanese). November 16, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
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