Yoshiyuki Fuchiwaki

Yoshiyuki Fuchiwaki (渕脇 芳行) is a Japanese retired professional baseball player. He spent seven seasons with the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes and made one appearance in a first-team match.

Yoshiyuki Fuchiwaki
Infielder
Born: 渕脇 芳行
(1974-05-23) May 23, 1974
Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
April 13, 1999, for the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes
Last NPB appearance
April 13, 1999, for the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes
Teams

Career

High school

Fuchiwaki was a member of the Osaka Tōin High School baseball club.[1] While in his final year of high school he was drafted by the Kintetsu Buffaloes in the 6th round of the 1992 draft.[2]

Professional career

Fuchiwaki spent 7 seasons with the Kintetsu Buffaloes from 1992 to 1999 (the Buffaloes became the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes before the start of the 1999 season). On April 13, 1999 he made his only appearance for the Buffaloes' first team, entering the game as a pinch runner in the top half of the 8th inning. He had two at bats later in the match, but failed to reach first base.

Fuchiwaki played 19 games for the Fujiidera Buffaloes (Kintetsu's farm team) in 1999,[3] down from 72 the previous year.[4] He retired from professional baseball at the end of the 1999 season.

In 2012 Fuchiwaki became the coach of Riseisha High School's baseball club.[5]

References
  1. "硬式野球部" [Hardball Baseball Club] (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  2. "渕脇 芳行の通算成績・動画・プロフィール" [Fuchiwaki Yoshiyuki's statistics, videos, profile] (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  3. "１９９９年度　藤井寺バファローズ" [1999 Fujiidera Buffaloes] (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  4. "１９９８年度　藤井寺バファローズ" [1998 Fujiidera Buffaloes] (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  5. "チーム情報　2012年 登録・変更情報　日本野球連盟（JABA）" [Team information: 2012 registration and change information - Japan Amateur Baseball Association (JABA)]. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
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