Daiki Watanabe

Daiki Watanabe (渡邉 大樹)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 191 lb.

• High School Senshu University Matsudo High School

• Born June 7, 1997 in Matsudo, Chiba Japan

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Biographical Information

Daiki Watanabe had played in the Nippon Pro Baseball for 5 years.

Watanabe was drafted by the Yakult Swallows in the 6th round of the 2015 NPB draft, and he only got 20 at-bats combined with the big club in his first 5 seasons. He hit .171/.216/.229 in 94 games in 2021, and he appeared in 5 of 6 games in the 2021 Nippon Series as a defensive replacement. He didn't get a single at-bat, and the Swallows beat the Orix Buffaloes in 6 games. Watanabe was 2-for-16 in 2022, and the Buffaloes selected him in the 2022 NPB Active draft. He only played one game for the Buffaloes in 2023, then he announced his retirement.

Overall, Watanabe hit .164/.208/.247 with 12 hits in 6 seasons in the NPB.

Sources

• Wiki Japan
• NPB.com Bio