Hirokazu Ibata
| Hirokazu Ibata | |||
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 Ibata with the Yomiuri Giants | |||
| Infielder / Coach | |||
| Born: May 12, 1975 | |||
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| NPB debut | |||
| September 8, 1998, for the Chunichi Dragons | |||
| NPB statistics (through 2015) | |||
| Games | 1896 | ||
| Batting average | .281 | ||
| Hits | 1,912 | ||
| Home runs | 56 | ||
| Runs batted in | 510 | ||
| Teams | |||
| As player
As coach | |||
| Career highlights and awards | |||
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Hirokazu Ibata (Japanese:井端 弘和, born May 12, 1975 in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese former professional baseball player in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played second base for the Yomiuri Giants and short stop for the Chunichi Dragons but is able to play at other positions.
After retiring at the end of the 2015 season, Ibata took up new Giants' manager, Yoshinobu Takahashi's invitation to join his coaching staff.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Longtime Dragons star Ibata retires at age 40". Japan Times. October 24, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
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