Tetsuya Kokubo

Tetsuya Kokubo
Tetsuya Kokubo
	Kokubo with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in 2018
Hiroshima Toyo Carp – No. 89
	Infielder / Coach
	Born: 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 runs	19
Runs batted in	155
Teams
	As player Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2008–2020); Chiba Lotte Marines (2021); As coach Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2022-present);

Tetsuya Kokubo (小しょう窪くぼ哲也てつや, Kokubo Tetsuya, born April 12, 1985 in Katsuragi, Nara, Japan) is a Japanese baseball player who is currently a free agent. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.

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

^ "広島東洋ひろしまとうようカープ選択せんたく選手せんしゅ一覧いちらん". NPB.jp 日本にっぽん野球やきゅう機構きこう (in Japanese). Retrieved January 8, 2021.
^ "2020年度ねんど自由じゆう契約けいやく選手せんしゅ". NPB.jp 日本にっぽん野球やきゅう機構きこう (in Japanese). Retrieved January 8, 2021.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
NPB.com

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[1] "広島東洋ひろしまとうようカープ選択せんたく選手せんしゅ一覧いちらん". NPB.jp 日本にっぽん野球やきゅう機構きこう (in Japanese). Retrieved January 8, 2021.

[2] "2020年度ねんど自由じゆう契約けいやく選手せんしゅ". NPB.jp 日本にっぽん野球やきゅう機構きこう (in Japanese). Retrieved January 8, 2021.

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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 runs	19
Runs batted in	155

Teams
As player Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2008–2020) Chiba Lotte Marines (2021) As coach Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2022-present)