Kenji Akashi
| Kenji Akashi | |
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Akashi with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | |
| Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 026 | |
| Infielder / Coach | |
| Born: January 9, 1986 Hokkaido, Japan | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| May 2, 2004, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | |
| Last NPB appearance | |
| September 24, 2022, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .252 |
| Home runs | 17 |
| Runs batted in | 213 |
| Hits | 648 |
| Stolen bases | 93 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
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Kenji Akashi (明石 健志, Akashi Kenji; born January 9, 1986) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder, and current second squad hitting coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played his entire 19-year NPB career with Fukuoka.
He was an active player for the Fukuoka Daiei/SoftBank Hawks until 2022 season. He was the last active position player for the Hawks who played during the Daiei era at the time of his retirement.