Ryo Watanabe (pitcher)
Ryo Watanabe (渡辺 亮, Watanabe Ryō, real name: 渡邊 亮, born February 10, 1982 in Naruto, Tokushima, Japan) is a retired Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher who spent 10 years with the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Central League.
| Ryo Watanabe 渡辺 亮 | |||
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 Watanabe with the Hanshin Tigers | |||
| Pitcher | |||
| Born: February 10, 1982 Naruto, Tokushima, Japan | |||
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| debut | |||
| April 22, 2007, for the Hanshin Tigers | |||
| NPB statistics (through 2015) | |||
| Games | 362 | ||
| Win-loss | 15-6 | ||
| ERA | 2.64 | ||
| Teams | |||
Professional career
Watanabe joined the Hanshin Tigers after being picked in the fourth round of the 2005 university/adult draft. After spending his first season with the Tigers' farm team, he enjoyed relative success as a reliever, appearing in at least 45 matches between the years 2007 and 2012, earning a total 14 wins, 6 losses and 53 hold points from 332 appearances with an ERA of 2.53. He was used less starting from the 2013 season and only made one first-team appearance in 2015, pitching one scoreless inning.
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