Hiroki Kuroda
Hiroki Kuroda (黒田 博樹, Kuroda Hiroki, born February 10, 1975) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for Hiroshima Toyo Carp from 1997 to 2007 before playing in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2008 to 2011 and New York Yankees from 2012 to 2014. After the 2014 season, he chose to return to the Carp to finish out his career.
| Hiroki Kuroda 黒田 博樹 | |
|---|---|
Kuroda with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: February 10, 1975 Osaka, Japan | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| NPB: April 25, 1997, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp | |
| MLB: April 4, 2008, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| Last appearance | |
| MLB: September 25, 2014, for the New York Yankees | |
| NPB: 2016, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp | |
| NPB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 124–105 |
| Earned run average | 3.55 |
| Strikeouts | 1,461 |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 79–79 |
| Earned run average | 3.45 |
| Strikeouts | 986 |
| Teams | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men's baseball | ||
| Representing Japan | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| 2004 Athens | Team | |
In NPB, Kuroda won the Best Nine Award in 2005 and was NPB ERA Champion in 2006. He also won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics with the Japanese national baseball team.
Kuroda was appointed UNITAR Goodwill Ambassador on 14 September 2015.
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