Taira Uematsu | |
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San Francisco Giants – No. 99 | |
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Born: Tateyama, Chiba, Japan | September 26, 1983|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
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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]