Akihiro Yano

Akihiro Yano (矢野 燿大, Yano Akihiro, real name: 矢野 輝弘, born December 6, 1968) is a former Japanese baseball player in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He started his career as the Number 2 Draft pick with the Chunichi Dragons in 1991, and played for the Hanshin Tigers from 1998 until his retirement in 2010.

Akihiro Yano
Catcher / Coach / Manager
Born: (1968-12-06) December 6, 1968 (age 55) Hirano-ku, Osaka, Japan
Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
August 3, 1991, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last NPB appearance
May 8, 2010, for the Hanshin Tigers
NPB statistics
Batting average	.274
Hits	1347
Home runs	112
RBIs	570
Teams
As player Chunichi Dragons (1991–1997) Hanshin Tigers (1998–2010) As coach Hanshin Tigers (2016–2018) As manager Hanshin Tigers (2019–2022)
Career highlights and awards
3× Best Nine Award (2003, 2005, 2006) 2× Mitsui Golden Glove Award (2003, 2005) 7× NPB All-Star (1999, 2002–2006, 2008)
Last updated on: April 23, 2020

Yano playing for Japan in the 2008 Summer Olympics.

References

• Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from JapaneseBaseball.com
• Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Career statistics - NPB.jp (in Japanese)