Tetsuya Kokubo

Tetsuya Kokubo
Kokubo with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in 2018
Hiroshima Toyo Carp – No. 89
Infielder / Coach
Born: (1985-04-12) April 12, 1985 (age 39)
Katsuragi, Nara, Japan
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
debut
April 26, 2008, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Last appearance
September 30, 2021, for the Chiba Lotte Marines
NPB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Batting average.257
Home runs19
Runs batted in155
Teams
As player

As coach

  • Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2022-present)

Tetsuya Kokubo (小窪 哲也, Kokubo Tetsuya, born April 12, 1985) is a Japanese former baseball player who played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and Chiba Lotte Marines.

Career

Hiroshima Toyo Carp selected Kokubo with the third selection in the 2007 NPB draft [jp].[1]

On April 26, 2008, Kokubo made his NPB debut.

On December 2, 2020, he become free agent.[2]

On November 11, 2021, it was announced that he will serve as an infield defense and running base coach at his old club Hiroshima Toyo Carp from 2022. After that, he also served in the same position in 2023, and from 2024, he moved into the role of hitting coach.

References

  1. ^ "広島東洋カープ 選択選手一覧". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "2020年度 自由契約選手". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved January 8, 2021.
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