Ryo Watanabe (渡辺 亮, Watanabe Ryō, real name: 渡邊 亮, born February 10, 1982, in Naruto, Tokushima, Japan) is a retired Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher who spent 10 years with the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Central League.
| Ryo Watanabe 渡辺 亮 | |
|---|---|
 Watanabe with the Hanshin Tigers | |
| Hanshin Tigers – No. 89 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: February 10, 1982 Naruto, Tokushima, Japan | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| debut | |
| April 22, 2007, for the Hanshin Tigers | |
| NPB statistics (through 2015) | |
| Games | 362 |
| Win–loss | 15–6 |
| ERA | 2.64 |
| Teams | |
| As player
As coach
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Professional career edit
Watanabe joined the Hanshin Tigers after being picked in the fourth round of the 2005 university/adult draft. After spending his first season with the Tigers' farm team, he enjoyed relative success as a reliever, appearing in at least 45 matches between the years 2007 and 2012, earning a total 14 wins, 6 losses and 53 hold points from 332 appearances with an ERA of 2.53. He was used less starting from the 2013 season and only made one first-team appearance in 2015, pitching one scoreless inning.
External links edit
- Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from JapaneseBaseball.com
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