Makoto Kaneko (baseball)

Makoto Kaneko (金子 誠, born November 8, 1975) is a Japanese professional baseball player and manager. He is an infielder for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.

Kaneko won the Pacific League rookie of the year award in 1996. He won two golden glove awards at second base before being converted to shortstop.

He joined the Japanese olympic baseball team for the 2004 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal.

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1975 births

Living people

People from Abiko, Chiba

Nippon Professional Baseball infielders

Nippon Ham Fighters players

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters players

Baseball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Olympic bronze medalists for Japan

Olympic baseball players for Japan

Nippon Professional Baseball Rookie of the Year Award winners

Olympic medalists in baseball

Japanese baseball coaches

Nippon Professional Baseball coaches

Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Baseball people from Chiba Prefecture