Kazuhiro Hatakeyama

Kazuhiro Hatakeyama (畠山 和洋) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder and current hitting coach for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played in NPB for the Swallows from 2001 to 2019. Hatakeyama was the 2015 Central League leader in runs batted in, with 105. His retirement ceremony was conducted on September 21, 2019.

Career
On September 13, 2019, Hatakeyama held press conference with Shohei Tateyama confirming his retirement.