Keisuke Kanoh

Keisuke Kanoh is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Hanshin Tigers from 2004 to 2017.

Early baseball career

Keisuke was born in Shibukawa, Gunma, Japan, and originally played as pitcher in junior high, but upon his election as team captain, he also became the team's catcher. During his 3rd year in Maebashi Kogyo High School, his team competed with Kiryuu Daiichi High in the Gunma prefectural tournament, wherein despite cracking a 4-run homer from Yasuhiro Ichiba, they were defeated. Despite this, he was the Hanshin Tiger's 3rd pick in the 2000 draft.
Due to his mature appearance in high school, he was dubbed as "Kakefu of Joshu", in reference to former Tigers player Masayuki Kakefu.