Kazuyoshi Tatsunami
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Career
Playing career
Tatsunami holds the all-time NPB double record with 487, and is a member of the Meikyukai (Association of Great Players, or Golden Players Club).
After the 2009 season, Tatsunami retired, having seen his skills and playing time diminish for the last few seasons. He retired with a career .285 batting average, 171 home runs, 1,037 RBI, and 2,480 hits.
On 15 January 2019, Tatsunami was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame for his achievements as a player.[1]
Coaching career
On 13 October 2021, it was confirmed that Tatsunami has been approached to become the new manager of the Chunichi Dragons ahead of the 2022 NPB season.[2] On 18 September 2024, Tatsunami announced that he would be resigning following the season after lackluster results with the team.[3]
References
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External links
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- Living people
- People from Settsu, Osaka
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- Chunichi Dragons players
- Chunichi Dragons managers
- Nippon Professional Baseball Rookie of the Year Award winners
- Japanese baseball coaches
- Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame inductees
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