About Hiroshi Yagi
Born 1965. Hiroshi Yagi is a Japanese baseball player.
is a retired Japanese baseball player for the Hanshin Tigers. He was an All-Star in 1990 and a member of the Tigers' 2003 championship team. In the later years of his career, he was known as the team's "God of Pinch Hitting". After retiring at the end of the 2004 season, he spent some time in the media before becoming a hitting coach for Hanshin in 2009. He was named as the hitting coach for the club's second team for the 2015 season. Yagi was hospitalized with swelling and bleeding on the brain after being hit in the head by a broken bat while in the dugout during a game on September 9, 2025.
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Who is Hiroshi Yagi?
Japanese baseball player
When was Hiroshi Yagi born?
Hiroshi Yagi was born on 8 June 1965 in Tamano.
What is Hiroshi Yagi's occupation?
Hiroshi Yagi is a baseball player.
What nationality is Hiroshi Yagi?
Hiroshi Yagi is Japanese.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Hiroshi Yagi. https://biography.guide/hiroshi-yagi/
MLA: "Hiroshi Yagi." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/hiroshi-yagi/.
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