Shinnosuke Abe

Abe won a batting title as a catcher, which still sounds impossible to me: calling the game, minding the runners, and out-hitting the whole league anyway. Nineteen seasons with one club, the Yomiuri Giants, captain from 2007 to 2014, and now their manager. The same uniform his entire life, with the weight on his shoulders only ever increasing.

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Name (English)

Shinnosuke Abe

Name (Japanese)

阿部慎之助

Reading

あべ しんのすけ

Born

March 20, 1979 (age 47)

Origin

Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Height

180 cm

Occupation

baseball player / baseball coach / baseball manager

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Goat

University

Chuo University

Awards & achievements

• Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinnosuke%20Abe
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%98%BF%E9%83%A8%E6%85%8E%E4%B9%8B%E5%8A%A9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q845316

Tags

• Chiba Prefecture
• baseball player
• baseball coach
• baseball manager

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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