Keiichi Hirano

Keiichi Hirano
Hirano with the Orix Buffaloes
CTBC Brothers – No. 10
Second baseman / Outfielder / Manager
Born: (1979-04-07) April 7, 1979 Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Japan
Batted: Left Threw: Right
NPB debut
July 19, 2002, for the Orix BlueWave
Last NPB appearance
May 20, 2015, for the Orix Buffaloes
NPB statistics
Batting average	.279
Home runs	18
Runs batted in	263

Teams
As player Orix BlueWave / Orix Buffaloes (2002–2007) Hanshin Tigers (2008–2012) Orix Buffaloes (2013–2015) As manager CTBC Brothers (2024–present) As coach Hanshin Tigers (2016–2021) CTBC Brothers (2022–2023)
Career highlights and awards
4× NPB All-Star (2005, 2010–2012) 2× Best Nine Award (2010–2011) 2× Mitsui Golden Glove Award (2010–2011) Comeback Player of the Year (2008)

Keiichi Hirano (平野恵一, born April 7, 1979) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder and current manager for the CTBC Brothers of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Orix Buffaloes and Hanshin Tigers from 2002 to 2015.