Taira Uematsu
San Francisco Giants – No. 99
Coach
Born: (1983-09-26) September 26, 1983
Tateyama, Chiba, Japan
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Teams

Taira Uematsu (植松 泰良, Uematsu Taira, born September 26, 1983) is a Japanese professional baseball coach for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB).[1][2] He is from Tateyama City, Japan.[1] He attended Southern Illinois University, majoring in kinesiology.[1] He is the first full-time Japanese coach in MLB history.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Baggarly, Andrew. "'Mr. Omnipresent': How Giants coach Taira Uematsu pursued a dream and made history". The Athletic.
  2. ↑ Allen, Jim (February 16, 2017). "From high school nightmare to living the baseball dream". The Japan Times.
  3. ↑ Baggarly, Andrew (December 21, 2021). "'Mr. Omnipresent': How Giants coach Taira Uematsu pursued a dream and made history". The Athletic. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  4. ↑ "SF Giants Q&A: Taira Uematsu on breaking barriers, finally ascending to MLB staff". August 22, 2022.
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