Toshiki Abe
| Toshiki Abe A bộ thọ thụ | |
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| Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – No. 4 | |
| Infielder | |
| Born:December 3, 1989 Ichinoseki, Iwate,Japan | |
Bats:Right Throws:Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| August 11, 2016, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
| Career statistics (through 2023 season) | |
| Batting average | .260 |
| Hits | 494 |
| Home runs | 39 |
| Runs batted in | 227 |
| Stolen base | 8 |
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Toshiki Abe(A bộ thọ thụ,Abe Toshiki,born December 3, 1989)is aJapaneseprofessionalbaseballinfielderfor theTohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesofNippon Professional Baseball(NPB). He has previously played in NPB for theChunichi Dragons
Early career
[edit]Abe started playing rubber-ball baseball in elementary school and continued at junior high school.
He experienced victory in the Iwate Prefectural and Tohoku regional tournaments with his high school Ichinoseki Daiichi Senior High School but did not make an appearance atKoshien.
In his freshman year atMeiji University,Abe started on the bench while in his junior year he became a regular at third base. In Fall of his senior year he contributed to the school's first league victory in 15 years.[1]
He was employed byHondaand did wiring work while playing baseball for the company team.[2]In his second year with the company he made an appearance in theindustrial leagueJapan championships.
On 22 October 2015, Abe was selected as the 5th draft pick for theChunichi Dragonsat the2015 NPB Draftand on 26 November signed a provisional contract with a \50,000,000 sign-on bonus and a \10,000,000 yearly salary.[3]
Professional career
[edit]2016-2018
[edit]On 11 August, Abe made his first team debut as a pinch-runner against theTokyo Yakult Swallowsin a 2-8 loss.[4]He then hit his firsthome runandRBIon 14 September against theYomiuri GiantsatNagoya Dome.[5]From his debut, Abe stayed with the first team until the end of the season making 24 appearances with a.170 batting average filing in at short-stop, third and second base.
In 2017, Abe was able to play in 21 games with the top team while hitting a slash line of.244/.309/.333 on the farm over 85 games.[6]
In 2018, Abe once again had a limited role playing mostly as a pinch-hitter and defensive replacement in 18 games with the top team while in the fall he started training to play in the outfield.[7]His results on the farm were less impactful than the previous season hitting a clip of.212/.296/.318 with 5 homeruns over 82 games.[8]
2019
[edit]From spring training, Abe was marked for a starting role alongside fellow utilityNaomichi Donoueand appeared in the opening day line-up at of the 2019 season at second base.[9]On the April 5, Abe hit his first homerun since his rookie season against theTokyo Yakult Swallows.[10]Abe was aUZRleader at second base for the Dragons leading the, batting.291 and a.742 OPS.[11]
2023
[edit]On November 19, 2022, Abe was traded to theTohoku Rakuten Golden Eaglesin exchange forHideaki Wakui.
Career statistics
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2016 | 26 | Chunichi | 25 | 49 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 1 | .184 | .212 | .265 | .477 |
| Career | 24 | 47 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .170 | .200 | .255 | .455 | ||
Boldindicates league leader; statistics current as of 29 September 2016
References
[edit]- ^"Ngạnh thức dã cầu bộ １５ niên ぶり５ độ mục の nhật bổn nhất! (Baseball team wins 5th Japanese title after 15 years wait!)".Meiji University(in Japanese). 1 December 2011.Retrieved14 July2016.
- ^"Trung nhật ドラ５ a bộ が仮 khế ước コツコツ tinh thần で chính du kích thủ だ(Chunichi's 5th draft pick Abe's pre-contract: working steadily to become a short-stop)".Nikkan Sports.27 November 2015.Retrieved14 July2016.
- ^"Trung nhật, ５ vị chỉ danh のホンダ・ a bộ と仮 khế ước (Chunichi, 5th Honda 5th pick provisional contract with Abe)".Sponichi(in Japanese). 26 November 2015.Retrieved14 July2016.
- ^"Trung nhật ルーキー a bộ がプロ sơ xuất tràng “２ quân と phân 囲 khí vi う” "(in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 11 August 2016.Retrieved15 August2016.
- ^"A bộ, プロ１ hào đả điểm も sơ! (Abe, first pro homer, first RBI)"(in Japanese). Chunichi Sports. 15 September 2016.Retrieved15 September2016.
- ^"2017 niên độ trung nhật ドラゴンズ cá nhân đả kích thành tích ( ウエスタン・リーグ )".Nhất bàn xã đoàn pháp nhân nhật bổn dã cầu cơ cấu(in Japanese).Retrieved2019-08-28.
- ^"Trung nhật a bộ 50 vạn viên giảm も nạp đắc, ドラ１ căn vĩ gia nhập に bi sảng cảm - プロ dã cầu: Nhật khan スポーツ"[Chunichi's Abe agrees 500,000 decrease; sense of despair with addition of Neo].Nikkan Sports(in Japanese). 2018-11-25.Retrieved2019-08-28.
- ^"2018 niên độ trung nhật ドラゴンズ cá nhân đả kích thành tích ( ウエスタン・リーグ )".Nhất bàn xã đoàn pháp nhân nhật bổn dã cầu cơ cấu(in Japanese).Retrieved2019-08-28.
- ^Mori, Takatoshi (2019-04-26)."【 trung nhật hảo き】 a bộ thọ thụ, 4 niên mục の khai hoa"[[Chunichi Suki] Toshiki Abe, blossoming in his 4th year].JSports(in Japanese).Retrieved2019-08-28.
- ^"Trung nhật ・ a bộ 933 nhật ぶり nhất phát! 1 niên mục dĩ lai のプロ thông toán 2 bổn mục"[Chunchi's Abe hit first bomb in 933 days! 1st homer since 1st year turning pro].Sponichi(in Japanese). 2019-04-05.Retrieved2019-08-28.
- ^"1.02 Essence of Baseball".DELTAGRAPHS(in Japanese). 2020-03-02.Retrieved2020-03-02.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information fromBaseball Reference (Minors)
- Dragons.jp
- NPB.jp