About Osamu Hamanaka
Born 1978. Osamu Hamanaka is a Japanese baseball player, baseball coach and baseball commentator.
Osamu Hamanaka (æ¿±ä¸ æ²», born July 9, 1978, in Tanabe, Wakayama) is a former Japanese professional baseball player. Drafted by the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball in 1996, Hamanaka spent 11 years with the club from 1997 to 2007. Following his time with Hanshin, Hamanaka spent three seasons with the Orix Buffaloes from 2008 to 2010 and one season with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in 2011. In November 2014 it was announced that Hamanaka had signed a contract to return to Hanshin as a batting coach for the farm team.
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Who is Osamu Hamanaka?
Japanese baseball player
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Osamu Hamanaka was born on 9 July 1978 in Tanabe.
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Osamu Hamanaka is a baseball player, baseball coach and baseball commentator.
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