*anese baseball player and coach

Naoto Watanabe (渡辺 直人, Watanabe Naoto, born October 15, 1980 in Ibaraki, *an) is a *anese former professional baseball player who is currently a coach for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Nippon Professional Baseball(NPB). He previously played for the Yokohama BayStars/Yokohama DeNA BayStars and Saitama Seibu Lions of the NPB.

Career

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles selected Watanabe with the fifth selection in the 2006 NPB draft:.

On April 7, 2007, Watanabe made his NPB debut.

On October 14, 2019, Watanabe become playing batting coach for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of NPB.

On September 12, 2020, Watanabe announced his retirement after the season, and next day he held press conference.

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)