Kenta Imamiya, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Kenta Imamiya

baseball player

Date of Birth: 15-Jul-1991

Place of Birth: Beppu, Ōita Prefecture, Japan

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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Kenta Imamiya (?? ??, Imamiya Kenta, born July 15, 1991 in Beppu, Oita) is a Japanese professional baseball shortstop 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.