Hirokazu Ibata

Hirokazu Ibata
Hirokazu Ibata
	File:Giants Ibata 2.JPG Ibata with the Yomiuri Giants in 2014
Japan national baseball team – No. 89
	Infielder / Manager
	Born: May 12, 1979 (age 47); Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
	September 8, 1998, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last NPB appearance
	October 29, 2015, for the Yomiuri Giants
NPB statistics
Games	1896
Batting average	.281
Hits	1,912
Home runs	56
Runs batted in	510
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Teams
	As player Chunichi Dragons (1998–2013); Yomiuri Giants (2014–2015); As manager Japan national baseball team; As coach Yomiuri Giants (2016–2018);
Career highlights and awards
	NPB 8× All-Star (2001, 2002, 2005, 2007–2010, 2011); 7× Golden Glove Award (2004–2009, 2012); 5× Best Nine Award (2002, 2004–2007); Asia Series MVP (2007); Japan Series champion (2007); International All-World Baseball Classic Team (2013);

Hirokazu Ibata (Japanese:井端弘和, born May 12, 1975) is a Japanese professional baseball coach and former player in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He is currently the manager of the Japanese national baseball team.

Baseball career

Ibata 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]

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v t e 2013 World Baseball Classic All WBC Team
Catcher	Puerto Rico Yadier Molina
Infielders	Dominican Republic Edwin Encarnación (1B) Dominican Republic Robinson Canó (2B) Dominican Republic José Reyes (SS) United States David Wright (3B)
Outfielders	Dominican Republic Nelson Cruz Puerto Rico Ángel Pagán Canada Michael Saunders
Designated hitter	Japan Hirokazu Ibata
Pitchers	Puerto Rico Nelson Figueroa Japan Kenta Maeda Dominican Republic Fernando Rodney

Hirokazu Ibata
File:Giants Ibata 2.JPG Ibata with the Yomiuri Giants in 2014
Japan national baseball team – No. 89
Infielder / Manager
Born: (1979-05-12) May 12, 1979 (age 47) Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
September 8, 1998, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last NPB appearance
October 29, 2015, for the Yomiuri Giants
NPB statistics
Games	1896
Batting average	.281
Hits	1,912
Home runs	56
Runs batted in	510
Stats at Baseball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
Managerial record at Baseball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).

Teams
As player Chunichi Dragons (1998–2013) Yomiuri Giants (2014–2015) As manager Japan national baseball team As coach Yomiuri Giants (2016–2018)
Career highlights and awards
NPB 8× All-Star (2001, 2002, 2005, 2007–2010, 2011) 7× Golden Glove Award (2004–2009, 2012) 5× Best Nine Award (2002, 2004–2007) Asia Series MVP (2007) Japan Series champion (2007) International All-World Baseball Classic Team (2013)