Keiichi Yabu is a Japanese baseball pitching coach for the Hanshin Tigers and a former baseball pitcher. He has previously played for the San Francisco Giants in 2008, the Oakland Athletics in 2005, and in the Colorado Rockies farm system. Prior to his MLB career, Yabu pitched for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball from 1994 to 2004. During that time, he had a combined record of 84 wins and 106 losses in 268 games with 206 starts. He completed 39 complete games and had a career 3.57 ERA. In 2005 with the Athletics, Yabu pitched 58 innings in 40 games with 4 wins and 0... losses. He had an ERA of 4.50 and allowed 34 runs while striking out 44. Yabu asked for and was granted his release by the Rockies prior to the start of the 2006 season after he did not make the Rockies' Major League roster. Yabu signed a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training with the San Francisco Giants in December 2007, and made the 2008 Opening Day roster. Prior to the 2009 season, he was released by the Giants.
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| Birthdate: | September 28, 1968 |
| Birthplace: | Mie Prefecture |
| Age: | 43 |
| All Positions Played: | Relief pitcher |