Kosuke Fukudome
Japanese baseball player (born 1977) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kosuke Fukudome (福留 孝介, Fukudome Kōsuke, [ɸɯ̥kɯdome koːsɯ̥ke], born April 26, 1977) is a retired Japanese professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2012, primarily with the Chicago Cubs and had a long spanning career in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) with the Chunichi Dragons and Hanshin Tigers.
Kosuke Fukudome 福留 孝介 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Outfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born: (1977-04-26) April 26, 1977 (age 47) Osaki, Soo District, Kagoshima, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Professional debut | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NPB: April 2, 1999, for the Chunichi Dragons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MLB: March 31, 2008, for the Chicago Cubs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last appearance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NPB: September 23, 2022, for the Chunichi Dragons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MLB: June 3, 2012, for the Chicago White Sox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NPB statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting average | .287 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hits | 1,951 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home runs | 285 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 1,075 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stolen bases | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting average | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home runs | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 195 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stolen bases | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Prior to arriving in MLB, Fukudome played nine seasons for the Chunichi Dragons of the Nippon Professional Baseball. He was also a member of the Japan national baseball team, winning a silver medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics, a bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics, and placing first in the 2006 World Baseball Classic and 2009 World Baseball Classic. He won the Central League MVP in 2006.