Wakayama, Wakayama
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People born here[edit]
- Taira Fujita, NPB infielder and manager
- Takaya Hayashi, NPB infielder
- Shinjiro Iguchi, amateur player; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
- Hiroki Kokubo, NPB infielder
- Akiteru Kono, NPB infielder
- Naoki Matsumoto, NPB infielder
- Fumiya Nishiguchi, NPB pitcher
- Yukio Nishimoto, NPB infielder and manager; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
- Takeshi Shibata, NPB catcher and manager
- Kozo Shoda, NPB infielder
- Masao Tamura, NPB pitcher
- Hisanori Yokota, NPB pitcher
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