Masaru Watanabe (渡辺 勝, Watanabe Masaru, born October 14, 1993 in Kōnan-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa), Japan is a professional Japanese baseball outfielder. He last played for the Chunichi Dragons.
| Masaru Watanabe 渡辺勝 | |
|---|---|
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: October 14, 1993 Kōnan-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| 29 March 2019, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
| NPB statistics (through 2020 season) | |
| Batting average | .167 |
| Hits | 7 |
| Homeruns | 0 |
| RBIs | 2 |
| Teams | |
On 22 October 2015, Watanabe was selected as the 6th draft pick for the Chunichi Dragons at the development player round of the 2015 NPB Draft[1] and on 27 November signed a development player contract with a ¥2,000,000 moving allowance and a ¥3,000,000 yearly salary.[2]
After performing well for the farm team over 3 seasons, Watanabe was upgraded to a fully rostered contract at the end of the 2018 NPB season being presented with the number 31.[3]
References edit
- ^ "中日は未来型ドラフトだ、高校生５人に「上出来」 - プロ野球 : 日刊スポーツ" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-12-04.
- ^ "中日、Ｄ４・福と年俸１０００万円で仮契約" (in Japanese). 2015-11-27. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
- ^ "ドラゴンズ情報 ドラゴンズニュース". Retrieved 2019-01-07.
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