Batting average .000 Role Baseball player Salary 22 million JPY (2013) Name Kenta Imamiya Career start 2010 | RBI 0 Weight 68 kg Home runs 0 Height 1.72 m | |
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Kenta Imamiya (今宮 健太, Imamiya Kenta, born July 15, 1991 in Beppu, Ōita) is a Japanese professional baseball second baseman for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball.
Imamiya attended Meiho High School, pitcher-shortstop, hitting 62 home runs and throwing as hard as 154 km/h(96 mph). The Softbank Hawks drafted him in the first round in 2009. He made his debut with the big club on April 12, 2011, as a defensive sub at 1B. For the year, he played 18 games (11 at first base, 7 not appearing in the field) but only had one at-bat (he was retired). He had two steals and three runs, indicating he pinch-ran at times.
After the 2011 NPB season, Imamiya played in the Australian Baseball League for the Brisbane Bandits, and was named to the 2011 Australian Baseball League All-Star Game.
