Hiroshi Kisanuki (木佐貫洋, born May 17, 1980) is a former

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professional

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for the

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in Japan's

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. He previously played for the

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from 2003 to 2009. He won the Central League Rookie of the Year Award in 2003.

External links

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1980 births Living people Baseball people from Kagoshima Prefecture Asia University (Japan) alumni Japanese expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers Yomiuri Giants players Orix Buffaloes players Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters players Nippon Professional Baseball Rookie of the Year Award winners Japanese baseball coaches Nippon Professional Baseball coaches Gigantes del Cibao players {{Japan-baseball-pitcher-stub