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Ryuma Kidokoro
Ryuma Kidokoro (城所 龍磨, Kidokoro Ryūma, born September 24, 1985) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder, and current the second squad outfield defense and base running coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).[1] He played for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks from 2004 to 2018.[2] Professional careerOn November 19, 2003, Kidokoro was drafted third round pick by the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks in the 2003 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[2] Kidokoro contributed to the team for a long time as an outfielder and a baserunning specialist.[2] In the interleague play at 2016 season, Kidokoro was the batting leader with a batting average of .415. He had only hit one home run in his 12-season career, but he hit five home runs in 15 games in interleague play. He also recorded 12 RBI and 6 stolen bases, and was awarded the MVP of the interleague play.[3] Kidokoro played 14 seasons, appearing in 716 games and a batting average of .196, a 8 home runs, a 91 hits, a RBI of 42, a 65 stolen bases, and a 14 sacrifice bunts.[2] After retirementKidokoro had been working as a team staff member for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks since 2019.[4] On November 3, 2021, Kidokoro was appointed as the third squad outfield defense and base running coach of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.[5] On December 2, 2023, he was transferred to the second squad outfield defense and base running coach.[1] References
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