Ryuma Kidokoro (城所 龍磨, Kidokoro Ryūma, born September 24, 1985) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder, and current the second squad outfield defense and base running coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).[1]
| Ryuma Kidokoro | |
|---|---|
 Kidokoro with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. | |
| Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 96 | |
| Outfielder / Coach | |
| Born: September 24, 1985 Ichinomiya, Aichi, Japan | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| August 30, 2005, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | |
| Last NPB appearance | |
| June 15, 2018, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | |
| NPB statistics (through 2018 season) | |
| Batting average | .196 |
| Home runs | 8 |
| RBI | 42 |
| Hits | 91 |
| Stolen bases | 65 |
| Sacrifice bunt | 14 |
| Teams | |
| As player
As coach
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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He played for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks from 2004 to 2018.[2]
Professional career edit
On November 19, 2003, Kidokoro was drafted third round pick by the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks in the 2003 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[2]
Kidokoro contributed to the team for a long time as an outfielder and a baserunning specialist.[2]
In the interleague play at 2016 season, Kidokoro was the batting leader with a batting average of .415. He had only hit one home run in his 12-season career, but he hit five home runs in 15 games in interleague play. He also recorded 12 RBI and 6 stolen bases, and was awarded the MVP of the interleague play.[3]
Kidokoro played 14 seasons, appearing in 716 games and a batting average of .196, a 8 home runs, a 91 hits, a RBI of 42, a 65 stolen bases, and a 14 sacrifice bunts.[2]
After retirement edit
Kidokoro had been working as a team staff member for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks since 2019.[4]
On November 3, 2021, Kidokoro was appointed as the third squad outfield defense and base running coach of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.[5]
On December 2, 2023, he was transferred to the second squad outfield defense and base running coach.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks press release 2023/12/02 (土) プレスリリース 2024年 コーチングスタッフについて". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). December 2, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Weekly Baseball online player data 城所龍磨(きどころりゅうま) 外野手 右投左打". Weekly Baseball online (in Japanese). Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ "Sports Nippon baseball news 13年目の開花!ソフトバンク城所「びっくり」交流戦MVP". Sports Nippon (in Japanese). June 23, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ "pacific league.com baseball news 昨季引退の鷹・城所氏が子供相手に「キドコロ奮闘中」キャンプ地で野球教室". pacific league.com (in Japanese). February 2, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Team information 2021/11/03 (水) 球団 髙谷コーチ、中田コーチ、城所コーチが就任会見". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). November 3, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Career statistics - NPB.jp (in Japanese)
- 96 Ryuma Kidokoro PLAYERS2024 - Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site
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