Shinnosuke Abe

Shinnosuke Abe
Shinnosuke Abe
	Abe with the Yomiuri Giants
Yomiuri Giants – No. 83
	Catcher / Coach / Manager
	Born: March 20, 1979 (age 45); Urayasu, Chiba, Japan
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
debut
	March 30, 2001, for the Yomiuri Giants
Last appearance
	October 23, 2019, for the Yomiuri Giants
Career statistics
Batting average	.284
Home runs	406
Runs batted in	1,285
Hits	2,132
Teams
	As player Yomiuri Giants (2001–2019); As coach Yomiuri Giants (2020–2023); As manager Yomiuri Giants (2024–present);
Career highlights and awards
	Central League MVP (2012); Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award (2009); 3× Japan Series champion (2002, 2009, 2012); NPB Double Crown (2012); 9× Best Nine Award (2002, 2007-2014); 4× Central League Golden Glove Award (2002, 2008, 2013, 2014); Japan Professional Sports Grand Prize (2012);
Medals
Representing Japan
Men's Baseball
World Baseball Classic
Asian Baseball Championship
Intercontinental Cup

Shinnosuke Abe (阿部慎之助, Abe Shinnosuke, born March 20, 1979 in Urayasu, Chiba) is a Japanese former professional baseball player and current manager, who spent his entire 19-year career with Nippon Professional Baseball's Yomiuri Giants, serving as the team's captain from 2007 to 2014. He has twice been named the MVP of the Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star Series, in 2007 (Game 1) and 2010 (Game 1).