*anese baseball player

Yano playing for *an in the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Akihiro Yano (矢野 燿大, Yano Akihiro, real name: 矢野 輝弘, born December 6, 1968) is a former *anese baseball player in *an's Nippon Professional Baseball. He started his career as the Number 2 Draft pick with the Chunichi Dragons in 1991, and played for the Hanshin Tigers from 1998 until his retirement in 2010. Currently, he serves as the Tigers' manager.

References

• Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from *aneseBaseball.com
• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Career statistics - NPB.jp (in *anese)