What is Junzo Sekine?
[[File:Junzo Sekine 1959 Scan10018.jpg|thumb|200px|Sekine in 1959]] {{nihongo|'''Junzo Sekine'''|関根 潤三|''Sekine Junzō''|15 March 1927 – 9 April 2020}} was a [[Japan]]ese [[professional baseball]] player. He played as a [[pitcher]] and [[outfielder]]. He played for the [[Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes|Kintetsu Pearls/Buffaloes]] from 1950 to 1964. He also played for the [[Yomiuri Giants]] during the 1965 season. He later managed the [[Yokohama DeNA BayStars|Yokohama Taiyo Whales]] from 1982 to 1984 and the [[Tokyo Yakult Swallows|Yakult Swallows]] from 1987 to 1989. He was added into the [[Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame]] in 2003. He was born in [[Tokyo]]. Sekine died on 9 April 2020 in Tokyo, at the age of 93.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/04/09/baseball/japanese-baseball/former-manager-hall-famer-junzo-sekine-dies-93/|title=Former manager and Hall of Famer Junzo Sekine dies at 93|work=The Japan Times|date=9 April 2020|access-date=9 April 2020|archive-date=14 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200414121553/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/04/09/baseball/japanese-baseball/former-manager-hall-famer-junzo-sekine-dies-93/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Baseballstats|brm=sekine000jun}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sekine, Junzo}} [[Category:1927 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Baseball coaches]] [[Category:Japanese baseball players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Tokyo]] {{Japan-sports-bio-stub}}