Tomoaki Kanemoto is a retired Japanese professional baseball outfielder who played with the Hanshin Tigers and the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball. The Tigers' former cleanup hitter, Kanemoto is regarded as one of the most accomplished hitters in Japanese professional baseball history and has hit more home runs in his career than any other left-handed hitter who throws right-handed. He also holds the world record for consecutive games played without missing an inning. On September 12, 2012, he made an announcement about his retirement as of the end of 2012 season. 

April 3rd, 1968 in Minami-ku (Age 56)