Hiroyuki Kobayashi (小林 宏之, 小林宏, Kobayashi Hiroyuki, Kobayashi-Hiro, born June 4, 1978) is a Japanese professional baseball right-handed pitcher. He played in the 2006 World Baseball Classic for Japan.
| Hiroyuki Kobayashi | |||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||
| Teams | |||||||||||||||
| As player
As manager
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Medals
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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.
External links
edit- Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from JapaneseBaseball.com
- Hiroyuki Kobayashi, JapaneseBallPlayers.com Archived September 1, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
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