What is Akihito Kondo?
[[File:Akihito Kondo 1961.jpg|thumb|Kondo in 1961]] {{Nihongo|'''Akihito Kondo'''|近藤 昭仁|Kondo Akihito|1 April 1938 – 27 March 2019}} was a [[Japan]]ese [[baseball]] player. He played as a [[Pitcher (baseball)|pitcher]]. He played for the [[Taiyō Whales]] in [[Nippon Professional Baseball]] from 1960 to 1973. He was named the [[Japan Series]] [[Most Valuable Player]] (MVP) in 1960. He was later [[Manager (baseball)|manager]] of the [[Yokohama BayStars]] from 1993 to 1995 and the [[Chiba Lotte Marines]] in 1997 and 1998. Kondo was born in [[Takamatsu, Kagawa|Takamatsu]], [[Kagawa Prefecture|Kagawa]]. He died on 27 March 2019, at the age of 80.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nikkansports.com/baseball/news/201903270000274.html|title=横浜、ロッテ元監督の近藤昭仁氏が死去 80歳|language=ja|work=Nikkan Sports|date=27 March 2019|access-date=29 March 2019}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * [https://www.baseball-reference.com/japan/player.cgi?id=kondo-000aki Akihito Kondo] at [[Baseball-Reference.com]] {{DEFAULTSORT:Kondo, Akihito}} [[Category:1938 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Japanese baseball players]] {{Japan-sports-bio-stub}}