In 1986, Tanabe was one of several Lions players who played on loan for the San Jose Bees. He led the club in hits, home runs, and runs batted in.[1]
In 2002, Tanabe rejoined the Lions as a coach. He was serving as the club's hitting coach when he took over as manager in June 2014.[2] On September 27, 2016, Tanabe announced he would resign at the end of the season.[3]
Referencesedit
^Verducci, Tom (September 12, 2016). "The Bad News bees". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
^Graczyk, Wayne (15 November 2014). "A look at NPB's new skippers for the 2015 season, challenges they will face". The Japan Times. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
^"Kishi, Lions postpone Fighters' pennant hopes". The Japan Times. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
External linksedit
Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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norio, tanabe, 田辺, 徳雄, tanabe, norio, born, 1966, yamanashi, japan, former, japanese, nippon, professional, baseball, player, played, seibu, lions, yomiuri, giants, norio, tanebetanebe, with, saitama, seibu, lionsinfielder, coach, managerborn, 1966, 1966, yama. Norio Tanabe 田辺 徳雄 Tanabe Norio born May 11 1966 in Yamanashi Japan is a former Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player He played for the Seibu Lions and Yomiuri Giants Norio TanebeTanebe with the Saitama Seibu LionsInfielder Coach ManagerBorn 1966 05 11 May 11 1966 age 57 Yamanashi Prefecture JapanBatted RightThrew RightdebutAugust 26 1985 for the Seibu LionsLast appearanceJune 11 2000 for the Yomiuri GiantsCareer statisticsBatting average 268Home runs87Hits926TeamsAs Player Seibu Lions 1985 1999 Yomiuri Giants 2000 As Manager Saitama Seibu Lions 2014 2016 As Coach Seibu Lions Saitama Seibu Lions 2002 2009 2010 2014 2020 2022 Hanwha Eagles 2017 2019 Career highlights and awards2 Best Nine Award 1989 1992 2 Mitsui Golden Glove Award 1989 1992 2 NPB All Star 1992 1994 7 Japan Series champion 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 2000 Last updated on 19 May 2023 In 1986 Tanabe was one of several Lions players who played on loan for the San Jose Bees He led the club in hits home runs and runs batted in 1 In 2002 Tanabe rejoined the Lions as a coach He was serving as the club s hitting coach when he took over as manager in June 2014 2 On September 27 2016 Tanabe announced he would resign at the end of the season 3 References edit Verducci Tom September 12 2016 The Bad News bees Sports Illustrated Retrieved 7 December 2017 Graczyk Wayne 15 November 2014 A look at NPB s new skippers for the 2015 season challenges they will face The Japan Times Retrieved 7 December 2017 Kishi Lions postpone Fighters pennant hopes The Japan Times 27 September 2016 Retrieved 7 December 2017 External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference Minors nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to a Japanese baseball infielder is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Norio Tanabe amp oldid 1164759448, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
