Hirokazu Ibata

Hirokazu Ibata
Ibata with the Yomiuri Giants in 2014
Japan national baseball team – No. 89
Infielder / Manager
Born: (1979-05-12) May 12, 1979 (age 45) Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
September 8, 1998, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last NPB appearance
October 29, 2015, for the Yomiuri Giants
NPB statistics
Games	1896
Batting average	.281
Hits	1,912
Home runs	56
Runs batted in	510
Teams
As player Chunichi Dragons (1998–2013) Yomiuri Giants (2014–2015) As manager Japan national baseball team As coach Yomiuri Giants (2016–2018)
Career highlights and awards
8× All-Star (2001, 2002, 2005, 2007–2010, 2011) 7× Golden Glove Award (2004–2009, 2012) 5× Best Nine Award (2002, 2004–2007) Asia Series MVP (2007) Japan Series champion (2007) 2013 World Baseball Classic All-Tournament Team

Hirokazu Ibata (Japanese:井端 弘和, born May 12, 1975) is a Japanese professional baseball coach and former player in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He is currently the manager of the Japanese national baseball team.