Kenta Imamiya
Kenta Imamiya (今宮 健太, Imamiya Kenta, born July 15, 1991 in Beppu, Ōita) is a Japanese professional baseball shortstop for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball.
| Kenta Imamiya | |||
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 Imamiya with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | |||
| Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 6 | |||
| Infielder | |||
| Born: July 15, 1991 | |||
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| NPB debut | |||
| April 12, 2011, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | |||
| NPB statistics (through 2019) | |||
| Batting average | .248 | ||
| Home runs | 66 | ||
| RBI | 350 | ||
| Hits | 886 | ||
| Sacrifice bunt | 299 | ||
| Stolen base | 65 | ||
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| Career highlights and awards | |||
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Imamiya attended Meiho High School, pitcher-shortstop, hitting 62 home runs and throwing as hard as 154 km/h(96 mph). The Softbank Hawks drafted him in the first round in 2009. He made his debut with the big club on April 12, 2011, as a defensive sub at 1B. For the year, he played 18 games (11 at first base, 7 not appearing in the field) but only had one at-bat (he was retired). He had two steals and three runs, indicating he pinch-ran at times.
After the 2011 NPB season, Imamiya played in the Australian Baseball League for the Brisbane Bandits, and was named to the 2011 Australian Baseball League All-Star Game.[1]
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Kenta Imamiya at B-R Bullpen