About Kenji Yoshitsuru
Born 1971. Kenji Yoshitsuru is a Japanese baseball player.
is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball catcher, and current the third squad battery coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
He previously played for the Chunichi Dragons, the Chiba Lotte Marines.
Professional career Active player era On November 21, 1992, Yoshitsuru was drafted fourth-round pick by the Chunichi Dragons in the 1992 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.
He made his debut in the Central League during the 1993 season, played 24 games.
He became the third squad battery coach for the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in the 2017 season and moved to first squad battery coach for the 2018 season.
He will serve as the third squad battery coach for the second time during the 2023 season.
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Who is Kenji Yoshitsuru?
Japanese baseball player
When was Kenji Yoshitsuru born?
Kenji Yoshitsuru was born on 3 May 1971 in Kagoshima.
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Kenji Yoshitsuru is a baseball player.
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Kenji Yoshitsuru is Japanese.
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MLA: "Kenji Yoshitsuru." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/kenji-yoshitsuru/.
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