Shinnosuke Abe

Shinnosuke Abe
Abe with the Yomiuri Giants
Yomiuri Giants – No. 83
Catcher / Coach / Manager
Born: (1979-03-20) March 20, 1979 (age 45) 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 runs	406
Runs batted in	1,285
Hits	2,132
Teams
As player Yomiuri Giants (2001–2019) As coach Yomiuri Giants (2020–2023) As manager Yomiuri Giants (2024–present)
Career highlights and awards
Central League MVP (2012) Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award (2009) 3× Japan Series champion (2002, 2009, 2012) NPB Double Crown (2012) 9× Best Nine Award (2002, 2007-2014) 4× Central League Golden Glove Award (2002, 2008, 2013, 2014) Japan Professional Sports Grand Prize (2012)
Medals Representing  Japan Men's Baseball World Baseball Classic 2009 Los Angeles Team Asian Baseball Championship 1999 Seoul Team 2007 Taichung Team Intercontinental Cup 1997 Barcelona Team

Shinnosuke Abe (阿部 慎之助, Abe Shinnosuke, born March 20, 1979 in Urayasu, Chiba) 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).