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Yuya Kubo (baseball)

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Yuya Kubo
Kubo with the Yomiuri Giants
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – No. 91
Pitcher / Coach
Born: (1980-05-23) May 23, 1980 (age 44)
Fukuoka, Japan
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
NPB debut
March 28, 2003, for the Yomiuri Giants
Last NPB appearance
August 14, 2020, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
NPB statistics
Win–loss54-37
ERA3.45
Strikeouts676
Teams
As player
Career highlights and awards

Yuya Kubo (久保 裕也, Kubo Yûya, born May 23, 1980 in Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher who is currently the pitching coach for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played in NPB for the Yomiuri Giants, Yokohama DeNA BayStars, and Golden Eagles.

Career

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Kubo selected Yomiuri Giants in the 2002 NPB draft [jp].[1]

On March 28, 2003, Kubo made his NPB debut.

On November 7, 2020, Kubo announced his retirement,[2] and held press conference.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "読売ジャイアンツ 選択選手一覧". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "久保 裕也選手 現役引退に関して". 東北楽天ゴールデンイーグルス オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). November 7, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  3. ^ "久保 裕也選手 引退記者会見". 東北楽天ゴールデンイーグルス オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). November 7, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
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