Hirokazu Ibata

Hirokazu Ibata
Hirokazu Ibata
	Ibata with the Yomiuri Giants
	Infielder / Coach
	Born: May 12, 1975
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
NPB debut
	September 8, 1998, for the Chunichi Dragons
NPB statistics ; (through 2015)
Games	1896
Batting average	.281
Hits	1,912
Home runs	56
Runs batted in	510
Teams
	As player Chunichi Dragons (1998–2013); Yomiuri Giants (2014–2015); As coach Yomiuri Giants (2016–2018);
Career highlights and awards
	8× All-Star (2001, 2002, 2005, 2007–2010, 2011); 7× Golden Glove Award (2004–2009, 2012); 5× Best Nine Award (2002, 2004–2007); Asia Series MVP (2007); Japan Series champion (2007); 2013 World Baseball Classic All-Tournament Team;

Hirokazu Ibata (Japanese:井端弘和, born May 12, 1975 in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese former professional baseball player in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played second base for the Yomiuri Giants and short stop for the Chunichi Dragons but is able to play at other positions.

After retiring at the end of the 2015 season, Ibata took up new Giants' manager, Yoshinobu Takahashi's invitation to join his coaching staff.[1]

References

"Longtime Dragons star Ibata retires at age 40". Japan Times. October 24, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2016.

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