Nobuhiko Matsunaka

Nobuhiko Matsunaka
Matsunaka with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Chunichi Dragons – No. 89
Left fielder/Designated hitter/Coach
Born: (1973-12-26) December 26, 1973 (age 51) Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan
Batted: Left Threw: Left
NPB debut
May 31, 1997, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
Last NPB appearance
October 1, 2015, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
NPB statistics (through 2015)
Batting average	.296
Hits	1767
Home runs	352
RBI	1168
Teams
As player Fukuoka Daiei Hawks/Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (1997–2015) As coach Kagawa Olive Guyners (2022) Chunichi Dragons (2025–Present)
Career highlights and awards
2× Pacific League MVP (2000, 2004) Japanese Triple Crown (2004) 5× Best Nine Award winner (2000, 2003–2006) 2004 Golden Glove Award winner 8× NPB All-Star (1999–2001, 2003–2005, 2007–2008)
Medals Representing  Japan Men's Baseball Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Team Asian Baseball Championship 1999 Seoul Team World Baseball Classic 2006 San Diego Team Intercontinental Cup 1995 Havana Team

Nobuhiko Matsunaka (松中 信彦, Matsunaka Nobuhiko, born December 26, 1973 in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan) is a former left fielder and designated hitter for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. He is currently the hitting coach for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball league.

He played in the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Olympics^[1] as well as the 2006 World Baseball Classic, hitting cleanup in 1996 and 2006.