Hiroyuki Kobayashi (baseball)
Hiroyuki Kobayashi (小林 宏之, 小林宏, Kobayashi Hiroyuki, Kobayashi-Hiro, born June 4, 1978) is a Japanese right-handed pitcher. He played in the 2006 World Baseball Classic for Japan.
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 Kobayashi during his tenure with the Chiba Lotte Marines in 2010. | ||||||||||||||
| Musashi Heat Bears – No. 41 | ||||||||||||||
| Pitcher/Manager | ||||||||||||||
| Born: June 4, 1978 Sōka, Saitama, Japan | ||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | ||||||||||||||
| NPB debut | ||||||||||||||
| July 4, 1998, for the Chiba Lotte Marines | ||||||||||||||
| NPB statistics (through 2014) | ||||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 75-74 | |||||||||||||
| Saves | 29 | |||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 3.57 | |||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 1135 | |||||||||||||
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| As player
As manager
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As a relief pitcher Kobayashi throws a fastball that sits in 87-91 mph (tops out at 93 mph), silder, change-up, and an effective forkball as his out pitch.
Kobayashi pitched for Japan in the 2006 World Baseball Classic.
External links
- Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from JapaneseBaseball.com
- Hiroyuki Kobayashi, JapaneseBallPlayers.com
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