About Keisaburo Tanoue
Born 1971. Keisaburo Tanoue is a Japanese baseball player.
is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher, pitching coach.
He previously played for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks / Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Professional career Active player era Tanoue joined the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks in the off-season of 1989 without going through the Nippon Professional Baseball draft.
From 1990 to 1995, he played in the Western League of NPB second league. He made his debut in the Pacific League during the 1996 season, pitched in two games.
In the 2001 season, Tanoue went 13-7 as a starting pitcher with a .650 winning percentage, honored for the Pacific League Winning percentage Leader Award and the Best Battery Award with Kenji Johjima.
In his 18-season career, Tanoue pitched in 153 games, posting a 39-42 win–loss record, and a 4.21 ERA.
He was also the second squad pitching coach for the 2011-2012 season.
He served as second squad pitching coach for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters during the 2013-2014 season.
Tanoue returned to the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks as the second squad pitching coach for the 2015 season and the first squad pitching coach for the 2016 season and the third squad pitching coach for the 2017 season.
He is also the second squad pitching coach beginning with the 2020 season.
On October 20, 2023, Tanoue retired as coach after the 2023 season.
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Who is Keisaburo Tanoue?
Japanese baseball player
When was Keisaburo Tanoue born?
Keisaburo Tanoue was born on 17 September 1971 in Ibusuki.
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Keisaburo Tanoue is Japanese.
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· Wikipedia: Keisaburo Tanoue
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