Shinnosuke Abe

Shinnosuke Abe
Abe with the Yomiuri Giants
Yomiuri Giants – No. 83
Catcher / Coach / Manager
Born: (1979-03-20) March 20, 1979
Urayasu, Chiba, Japan
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
debut
March 30, 2001, for the Yomiuri Giants
Last appearance
October 23, 2019, for the Yomiuri Giants
Career statistics
Batting average.284
Home runs406
Runs batted in1,285
Hits2,132
Teams
As player

As coach

As manager

  • Yomiuri Giants (2024–present)
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  Japan
Men's Baseball
World Baseball Classic
2009 Los AngelesTeam
Asian Baseball Championship
1999 SeoulTeam
2007 TaichungTeam
Intercontinental Cup
1997 BarcelonaTeam

Shinnosuke Abe (阿部 慎之助, Abe Shinnosuke, born March 20, 1979) is a Japanese former professional baseball player and current manager, who spent his entire 19-year career with Nippon Professional Baseball's Yomiuri Giants, serving as the team's captain from 2007 to 2014. He has twice been named the MVP of the Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star Series, in 2007 (Game 1) and 2010 (Game 1).