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Naoto Chino is listed as a professional baseball player. Naoto Chino was born on February 16, 1999 in Sanjō-shi, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. That works out to 27 years old in 2026.
My Take
Naoto Chino was born in February 1999 in Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, attended Daiichi Gakuin High School, and now plays infield for the Chunichi Dragons. He left Seiko Gakuin High School, rebuilt his game with the independent Niigata Albirex BC, was drafted by the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in the sixth round in 2018, and moved to Chunichi through the 2025 active-player draft. Infielders survive on things box scores barely register: the first step, the transfer, the throw that arrives half a beat early. Managers keep those players even when the batting average is unremarkable. He is also of the generation for whom being visible online is simply normal, with an active Instagram and X presence rather than the closed-off image older Japanese players cultivated. I like that shift. And somewhere in Sanjo there are people who check the Dragons box score every morning specifically for one name.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Naoto Chino
- Name (Japanese)
- 知野直人
- Reading
- ちの なおと
- Born
- February 16, 1999 (age 27)
- Origin
- Sanjō-shi, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- professional baseball player
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rabbit
2. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/_pepe60_/
- Xhttps://x.com/pepe6023
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naoto%20Chino
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%9F%A5%E9%87%8E%E7%9B%B4%E4%BA%BA
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64782756
3. About this entry
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Frequently asked questions
When was Naoto Chino born?
Naoto Chino was born on February 16, 1999 and is 27 years old.
Where is Naoto Chino from?
Naoto Chino is from Sanjō-shi, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
What does Naoto Chino do?
Naoto Chino works as professional baseball player.
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