Hirokazu Ibata

Hirokazu Ibata
Hirokazu Ibata
	Ibata with the Yomiuri Giants
	Infielder / Coach
	Born: May 12, 1975
	Bats: Right Throws: Right
NPB debut
	September 8, 1998, for the Chunichi Dragons
NPB statistics ; (through 2015)
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 coach Yomiuri Giants (2016–2018); Japan national baseball team;
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.

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