Kosuke Fukudome 福留 孝介 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Outfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born: Osaki, Soo District, Kagoshima, Japan | April 26, 1977|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Professional debut | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NPB: April 2, 1999, for the Chunichi Dragons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MLB: March 31, 2008, for the Chicago Cubs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NPB: September 23, 2022, for the Chunichi Dragons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MLB: June 3, 2012, for the Chicago White Sox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NPB statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting average | .287 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hits | 1,951 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home runs | 285 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 1,075 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stolen bases | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting average | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home runs | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 195 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stolen bases | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kosuke Fukudome (福留 孝介, Fukudome Kōsuke, [ɸɯ̥kɯdome koːsɯ̥ke], born April 26, 1977) is a retired Japanese professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2012, primarily with the Chicago Cubs and had a long spanning career in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) with the Chunichi Dragons and Hanshin Tigers.
Prior to arriving in MLB, Fukudome played nine seasons for the Chunichi Dragons of the Nippon Professional Baseball. He was also a member of the Japan national baseball team, winning a silver medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics, a bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics, and placing first in the 2006 World Baseball Classic and 2009 World Baseball Classic. He won the Central League MVP in 2006.