Koichi Ogata | |
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Manager | |
Born: Saga, Japan | December 25, 1968|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
NPB debut | |
September 17, 1988, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp | |
Last NPB appearance | |
October 10, 2009, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp | |
NPB statistics (through 2009) | |
Batting average | .282 |
Hits | 1506 |
Home runs | 241 |
RBIs | 725 |
Stolen bases | 268 |
Teams | |
As Player
As Manager As Coach | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Koichi Ogata (緒方 孝市, Ogata Koichi, born December 25, 1968) is a former professional baseball player. Throughout his 22-year career, he played only with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
He served as the manager of the Carp from 2015 to 2019, during which he won the Central League for three consecutive years (2016-2018).
His accomplishments as a player include:
In 1996, he married singer Kanako Ogata;[1] they had two daughters and a son, including singer and voice actress Yuna Ogata.[2][3]