Akira Eto

Akira Eto (江藤 智, Etō Akira; born April 15, 1970) is a Japanese former professional baseball third baseman in Nippon Professional Baseball. He played for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp from 1990 to 1999, Yomiuri Giants from 2000 to 2005 and the Seibu Lions / Saitama Seibu Lions from 2006 to 2009.^[1]

Akira Eto
Infielder/Coach
Born: (1970-04-15) April 15, 1970 (age 55) Higashiyamato, Tokyo, Japan
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
April 7, 1990, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Last appearance
August 4, 2009, for the Saitama Seibu Lions
Career statistics
Batting average	.268
Home runs	364
Runs batted in	1,020
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
As player Hiroshima Toyo Carp (1990–1999) Yomiuri Giants (2000–2005) Seibu Lions / Saitama Seibu Lions (2006–2009) As coach Yomiuri Giants (2010–2018)
Career highlights and awards
6× NPB All-Star (1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001) 3× Japan Series champion (2000, 2002, 2008) 2× Central League Leader of Home Run (1993, 1995) 1× Central League　Leader of RBI (1995) 7× Central League Best Nine Award (1993 - 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001) 1× Central League Golden Glove Award (1996)