Naoto Watanabe (渡辺 直人, Watanabe Naoto, born October 15, 1980) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder who currently serves as a coach for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

He played in NPB for the Golden Eagles, Yokohama BayStars/Yokohama DeNA BayStars, and Saitama Seibu Lions.

On October 14, 2019, Watanabe become playing batting coach for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of NPB.

[2] On September 12, 2020, Watanabe announced his retirement after the season,[3] and next day he held press conference.

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