Hirokazu Ibata

Hirokazu Ibata
Hirokazu Ibata
	Ibata with the Yomiuri Giants in 2014
Japan national baseball team – No. 89
	Infielder / Manager
	Born: May 12, 1979; Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
	September 8, 1998, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last NPB appearance
	October 29, 2015, for the Yomiuri Giants
NPB statistics
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 manager Japan national baseball team; As coach Yomiuri Giants (2016–2018);
Career highlights and awards
	NPB 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); International All-World Baseball Classic Team (2013);

Hirokazu Ibata (Japanese:井端弘和, born May 12, 1975) is a Japanese professional baseball coach and former player in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He is currently the manager of the Japanese national baseball team.

Hirokazu Ibata
Ibata with the Yomiuri Giants in 2014
Japan national baseball team – No. 89
Infielder / Manager
Born: (1979-05-12) May 12, 1979 Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
September 8, 1998, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last NPB appearance
October 29, 2015, for the Yomiuri Giants
NPB statistics
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 manager Japan national baseball team As coach Yomiuri Giants (2016–2018)
Career highlights and awards
NPB 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) International All-World Baseball Classic Team (2013)