Masaru Watanabe

Japanese baseball player

Baseball player

Masaru Watanabe
渡辺勝

Outfielder
Born: (1993-10-14) October 14, 1993 (age 30)
Kōnan-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Bats: Left

Throws: Right

NPB debut
29 March 2019, for the Chunichi Dragons
NPB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Batting average| .167
Hits| 7
Homeruns| 0
RBIs| 2
Teams

* Chunichi Dragons (2016–2022)

Masaru Watanabe (渡辺 勝, Watanabe Masaru, born October 14, 1993 in Kōnan-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa), Japan is a professional Japanese baseball outfielder. He last played for the Chunichi Dragons.

On 22 October 2015, Watanabe was selected as the 6th draft pick for the Chunichi Dragons at the development player round of the 2015 NPB Draft[1] and on 27 November signed a development player contract with a ¥2,000,000 moving allowance and a ¥3,000,000 yearly salary.[2]

After performing well for the farm team over 3 seasons, Watanabe was upgraded to a fully rostered contract at the end of the 2018 NPB season being presented with the number 31.[3]

## References

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1. ^ "中日は未来型ドラフトだ、高校生５人に「上出来」 - プロ野球 : 日刊スポーツ" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-12-04.
2. ^ "中日、Ｄ４・福と年俸１０００万円で仮契約" (in Japanese). 2015-11-27. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
3. ^ "ドラゴンズ情報 ドラゴンズニュース". Retrieved 2019-01-07.

## External links

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* NPB.jp

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Chunichi Dragons 2015 NPB Draft Picks

Draft Picks|

* 1: Shinnosuke Ogasawara
* 2: Yū Satō
* 3: Takuya Kinoshita
* 4: Hiroto Fuku
* 5: Toshiki Abe
* 6: Ryōta Ishioka

Development Players|

* 1: Seiya Nakagawa
* 2: Shū Yoshida
* 3: Takuya Mitsuma
* 4: Mikihiro Nishihama
* 5: Kaito Goya
* 6: Masaru Watanabe

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