Hiroki Kokubo

Hiroki Kokubo
Hiroki Kokubo
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 90
	First baseman/Third baseman/Manager
	Born: October 8, 1971 (age 53); Wakayama, Japan
	Batted: Right-handed Threw: Right
NPB debut
	April 9, 1994, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
Last appearance
	October 8, 2012, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
NPB statistics
Batting average	.273
Hits	2,041
Home runs	413
RBI	1,304
Teams
	As player Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (1994–2003); Yomiuri Giants (2004–2006); Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2007–2012); As manager Japan national baseball team (2013–2017); As coach and manager Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2021–present);
Career highlights and awards
	3× Golden Glove Award (1995, 2010, 2011); 3× Best Nine Award (1995, 1997, 2011); 3× Monthly MVP (June 2000, July 2004, April 2007); Comeback Player of the Year Award (2004); Japan Series MVP (2011); 11× All-Star (1995–1997, 2000–2002, 2004, 2007–2009, 2011);
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing Japan
Olympic Games

Hiroki Kokubo (小久保裕紀, Kokubo Hiroki, born October 8, 1971) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder, and current manager for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).^[1]

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