Ryo Watanabe (infielder)

Ryo Watanabe
Hanshin Tigers – No. 25
Infielder
Born: (1995-04-30) April 30, 1995
Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
NPB debut
September 30, 2014, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
NPB statistics
(through 2024 season)
Batting average.253
Home runs32
Hits418
RBI166
Stolen bases10
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Japan
18U Baseball World Cup
2013 Taichung Team

Ryo Watanabe (渡邉 諒, Watanabe Ryō) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in MLB for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.

Career

On October 18, 2022, during the off-season, Watanabe was traded to the Hanshin Tigers in a two-for-two trade alongside Yuto Takahama, with Yukiya Saitoh, and Taiga Egoshi heading to Hokkaido in return.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "阪神タイガースとトレードが成立". Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. 2022-10-18.
  2. ^ "日本ハムから移籍の阪神・渡辺、高浜が会見 渡辺「開幕レギュラー」高浜「キャリアハイを」". Daily Sports. 2022-02-17.