Kosuke Fukudome

Kosuke Fukudome
福留孝介
Kosuke Fukudome; 福留孝介
	Fukudome with the Hanshin Tigers in 2013
	Outfielder
	Born: April 26, 1977; Osaki, Soo District, Kagoshima, Japan
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
Professional debut
	NPB: April 2, 1999, for the Chunichi Dragons
	MLB: March 31, 2008, for the Chicago Cubs
Last appearance
	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
Teams
	Chunichi Dragons (1999–2007); Chicago Cubs (2008–2011); Cleveland Indians (2011); Chicago White Sox (2012); Hanshin Tigers (2013–2020); Chunichi Dragons (2021-2022);
Career highlights and awards
	NPB Central League MVP (2006); 2× Central League Batting Champion (2002, 2006); 4× Best Nine Award (2002–2003, 2006, 2015); 4× NPB All-Star (1999, 2002–2004); 5× Golden Glove (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2015); 2× Hit for the cycle (June 8, 2003), (July 30, 2016); MLB All-Star (2008); WBC 2× World Baseball Classic champion (2006, 2009);
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing Japan
World Baseball Classic
Olympic Games

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.

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