Baseball player
| Hiromoto Okubo 大久保 博元 | |
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 Okubo with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | |
| Catcher / Manager / Coach | |
| Born: (1967-02-01) February 1, 1967 (age 57) Ōarai, Ibaraki, Japan | |
| Batted: RightThrew: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| July 30, 1985, for the Seibu Lions | |
| Last NPB appearance | |
| June 22, 1995, for the Yomiuri Giants | |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .249 |
| Home runs | 41 |
| Hits | 696 |
| Managerial record | 57–83–3 |
| Winning % | .468 |
| Teams | |
As player
As manager As coach | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Hiromoto Okubo (大久保 博元, born February 1, 1967), nickname "Dave" is a former Nippon Professional Baseball catcher. After playing, he turned to managing and coaching. In 2015, Hiromoto was promoted from Rakuten's farm team manager to Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles full-time manager. He only lasted one season, however, as he resigned after the team again finished in last place. In Kobe Earthquake Dream Match 1995, he played for the Foreign Dream with registered name "Dave" because without foreign player catcher.
References
- "Eagles skipper Okubo won't return for 2016 season". The Japan Times. Kyodo News. September 22, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference or NPB (in Japanese)
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- 1967 births
- Baseball people from Ibaraki Prefecture
- Japanese expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Living people
- Managers of baseball teams in Japan
- Nippon Professional Baseball catchers
- San Jose Bees players
- Seibu Lions players
- Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles managers
- Yomiuri Giants players
- Japanese baseball catcher stubs