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player, coach, and manager.

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1949 births 2015 deaths Japanese baseball players Nippon Professional Baseball infielders Hanshin Tigers players Managers of baseball teams in Japan Hanshin Tigers managers Orix Buffaloes managers Baseball people from Chiba Prefecture FAO goodwill ambassadors {{Japan-baseball-infielder-stub