Tatsuya Ide
Tatsuya Ide (井出 竜也, Ide Tatsuya, born October 1, 1971) is a Japanese former professional baseball Outfielder, and current the first squad outfield defense and base running coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).[1] He previously played for the Nippon-Ham Fighters,Yomiuri Giants, and the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.[2] Professional careerActive player eraOn November 20, 1993, Ide was drafted second round pick by the Nippon-Ham Fighters in the 1993 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[2] He won the Golden Glove Award twice, in the 1997 and 2002 seasons.[3] Ide played nine seasons with the Fighters, but was traded to Yusaku Iriki in the off-season of 2003 to the Yomiuri Giants.[4] In the 2004 season, he appeared in 41 games with the Giants but was released in the offseason.[4] He joined the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in the 2005 season, appearing in 77 games, and announced his retirement in the 2006 season.[4] Ide played 11 seasons, appearing in 1,108 games and a batting average of .253, a 79 home runs, a 828 hits, a RBI of 336, a 105 stolen bases, and a 92 sacrifice bunts. After retirementAfter his retirement, Ide has been the outfield defense and base running coach of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks since the 2007 season.[2] On December 2, 2023, he was transferred to the first squad outfield defense and base running coach.[1] References
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