Kenji Akashi

Kenji Akashi
Akashi with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 88
Infielder / Coach
Born: (1986-01-09) January 9, 1986 (age 38) Hokkaido, Japan
Batted: Left Threw: Right
debut
May 2, 2004, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
Last appearance
September 24, 2022, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
NPB statistics
Batting average	.252
Home runs	17
RBI	213
Hits	648
Stolen base	93
Teams
As player Fukuoka Daiei Hawks/Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2004–2022) As coach Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2023–present)
Career highlights and awards
1× NPB All-Star (2012) 1× MAZDA All-Star Game 2012 Fighting Player Award (2012) 7× Japan Series Champion (2011, 2014–2015, 2017–2020) 1× Japan Series Outstanding Player Award (2015)

Kenji Akashi (明石 健志, Akashi Kenji, born January 9, 1986) is a former Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball infielder, and current second squad hitting coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).^[1] He played his entire 19-year 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.