Shingo Maeda

Shingo Maeda (前田 新悟)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 171 lb.

• School Meiji University
• High School PL Gakuen High School

• Born March 27, 1980 in Yao, Osaka Japan

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Biographical Information

Shingo Maeda played for the Japanese national team and in Nippon Pro Baseball.

In the 2001 Baseball World Cup, he backed up three future NPB regulars - Tadahito Iguchi at 2B, Akihiro Higashide at 3B and Hirokazu Ibata at SS. He was 4 for 11 with a double, two runs and four RBI, handling 14 chances error-free. He won Bronze with Japan in the 2001 Asian Championship . The Chunichi Dragons took him in the 5th round of the 2001 NPB draft. He was retired by Yasushi Tsuruta his first at-bat in the Central League and was 0 for 4 in 2002, backing up Ibata at short.

Playing for Japan the 2002 Asian Games, he was 3 for 3 with two RBI for the Bronze Medal winners, backing up Toshiyuki Kitagawa at second and Keiichi Hirano at short. That kind of success eluded him as a pro. He was 0 for 9 in 2003, backing up Kazuyoshi Tatsunami at third. In 2004, he was 0 for 3 to finish his CL career at 0-for-16. He later was Chunichi's scorer.