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Masayuki Kakefu
Third baseman /Coach
Born: (1955-05-09)May 9, 1955 (age 70) Sanjo,Niigata,Japan
Batted: Left Threw: Right
NPB debut
1974, for the Hanshin Tigers
Last NPB appearance
1988, for the Hanshin Tigers
NPB statistics
Batting average	.292
Home runs	349
Runs batted in	1,019
Stats atBaseball Reference
Teams
As player Hanshin Tigers (1974–1988) As coach Hanshin Tigers (2016–2017)
Career highlights and awards
Japan Series champion (1985) 7xBest Nine Award (1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1985)
Member of the Japanese
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	2025
Election method	Experts Division

Masayuki Kakefu (掛布 雅之,Kakefu Masayuki) (born May 9, 1955) is a Japanese former professionalbaseballthird baseman. He played inNippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for theHanshin Tigers from 1974 to 1988.^[1] Known as “Mr. Tigers”, the popular slugger batted .292 lifetime for the Tigers in his career while hitting over 300 home runs and driving 1,019 runs batted in to go along with three home run titles and seven selections to theBest Nine Award. In 1985, he hit 40 home runs and batted .300 as the Tigers went all the way to theJapan Series and won it for the first time in team history. Kakefu took part in what has been called one of the most famous moments in Tiger history on in the game played on April 17, 1985 when he hit the second of three consecutive home runs (Randy Bass hit the first whileAkinobu Okada hit the third) against theYomiuri Giants.

He was inducted into theJapanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 2025.^[2][3]

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