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Rafael Fernandes

ラファエル・フェルナンデス　/　らふぁえる・ふぇるなんです

Baseball player from Brazil

April 23, 1986 (age 40)　・　São Paulo, Brazil

São Paulo
baseball player
interpreter

My Take

Rafael Fernandes is a name Japanese baseball fans will recognize more than American ones, and that's what makes him interesting to me. A Brazilian pitcher reaching Nippon Professional Baseball with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows is a rare path; Brazil is a football country, so a kid from Sao Paulo carving out a pro pitching career is genuinely against the grain. That he also works as an interpreter tells you he's adaptable and bridges cultures, which matters in a league full of imported players. I can't claim he was a star, but his existence quietly widens the map of where baseball talent can come from.

Overview

Rafael Miranda Fernandes (born April 23, 1986) is a Brazilian professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Rafael Fernandes
Name (Japanese): ラファエル・フェルナンデス
Reading: らふぁえる・ふぇるなんです
Born: April 23, 1986 (age 40)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Tiger
Origin: São Paulo, Brazil
Blood type: Private
Height: 181 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: baseball player / interpreter

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%8A%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%B9

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