Atsunori Inaba (稲葉篤紀, born August 3, 1972) is a Japanese

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manager, coach and former player. He was the

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of the 2006 Japan Series. He is currently the

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for the

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters The are a Japanese professional Baseball in Japan, baseball team based in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido, Kitahiroshima, Hokkaidō, in the Sapporo metropolitan area. They compete in the Pacific League of Nippon Professional Baseball, playing the major ...

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. After the retirement, he became Japan national baseball team at the 2013 exhibition game against

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, 2014 MLB Japan All-Star Series, 2015 exhibition game against All Euro, 2015 WBSC Premier12, 2016 exhibition game against Chinese Taipei, 2016 exhibition game against

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and

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, 2017 exhibition game against CPBL All-Stars, and 2017 World Baseball Classic. On July 31, 2017, he became Japan national baseball team manager. He managed at the 2017 Asia Professional Baseball Championship, 2018 exhibition game against

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, 2018 U-23 Baseball World Cup and 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series.

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Career statistics - NPB.jp
1972 births Living people People from Kitanagoya Baseball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters players Hosei University alumni Japanese baseball coaches National baseball team managers Nippon Professional Baseball coaches Nippon Professional Baseball first basemen Nippon Professional Baseball right fielders Olympic baseball players for Japan Baseball people from Aichi Prefecture Yakult Swallows players 2009 World Baseball Classic players 2013 World Baseball Classic players Japan national baseball team managers World Baseball Classic players of Japan {{japan-baseball-outfielder-stub