Kazuhiro Wada

Kazuhiro Wada
Kazuhiro Wada
	Wada with the Chunichi Dragons
Chunichi Dragons – No. 75
	Outfielder
	Born: June 19, 1972; Gifu, Gifu, Japan
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
	April 30, 1997, for the Seibu Lions
Last NPB appearance
	September 24, 2015, for the Chunichi Dragons
NPB statistics ; (through 2015)
Batting average	.303
Hits	2,050
Home runs	319
RBI	1,081
Teams
	As player Seibu Lions (1997–2007); Chunichi Dragons (2008–2015); As coach Chunichi Dragons (2023–);
Career highlights and awards
	Japan Series Champion (2004); Central League MVP (2010); Pacific League Batting Champion (2005); 2010 CLCS MVP; 6× Best Nine Award (2002–2006, 2010); 4× Pacific League Champion (1997, 1998, 2002, 2004); 2× Central League Champion (2010, 2011); 6× NPB All-Star (2003–2005, 2008, 2010, 2012); 2000 professional hits;
Medals
Representing Japan
Men's Baseball
Olympic Games
World Baseball Classic

Kazuhiro Wada (和田一浩, Wada Kazuhiro, born June 19, 1972) is a retired Japanese professional baseball player. He played mostly as an outfielder for the Chunichi Dragons and the Seibu Lions of the Nippon Professional Baseball league in a career spanning 18 years. Following retirement in 2015, he has become a color commentator for Dragons broadcasts for the NHK.

^ "DRAGONS' KAZUHIRO WADA JOINS 2,000-HIT CLUB". One World Sports. 11 June 2015. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.

[1] "DRAGONS' KAZUHIRO WADA JOINS 2,000-HIT CLUB". One World Sports. 11 June 2015. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.

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