Hiromoto Okubo
Japanese baseball player and manager (born 1967)
Baseball player
Hiromoto Okubo 大久保 博元 | |
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Okubo with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | |
Catcher / Manager / Coach | |
Born: (1967-02-01) February 1, 1967 (age 57) Ōarai, Ibaraki, Japan | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
NPB debut | |
July 30, 1985, for the Seibu Lions | |
Last NPB appearance | |
June 22, 1995, for the Yomiuri Giants | |
NPB statistics | |
Batting average | .249 |
Home runs | 41 |
Hits | 696 |
Managerial record | 57–83–3 |
Winning % | .468 |
Teams | |
As player As manager As coach | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Hiromoto Okubo (大久保 博元, born February 1, 1967), nickname "Dave" is a former Nippon Professional Baseball catcher. After playing, he turned to managing and coaching. In 2015, Hiromoto was promoted from Rakuten's farm team manager to Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles full-time manager. He only lasted one season, however, as he resigned after the team again finished in last place.[1] In Kobe Earthquake Dream Match 1995, he played for the Foreign Dream with registered name "Dave" because without foreign player catcher.
References
- ^ "Eagles skipper Okubo won't return for 2016 season". The Japan Times. Kyodo News. September 22, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference or NPB (in Japanese)
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Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles managers
- Yasushi Tao (2005)
- Katsuya Nomura (2006–2009)
- Marty Brown (2010)
- Senichi Hoshino (2011–2014)
- Hiromoto Okubo (2015)
- Masataka Nashida (2016–2018)
- Yosuke Hiraishi (2018–2019)
- Hajime Miki (2020)
- Kazuhisa Ishii (2021-2023)
- Toshiaki Imae (2024-)
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