Born: (1977-04-26) April 26, 1977 (age 47) Osaki, Soo District, Kagoshima, Japan
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
Professional debut
NPB: April 2, 1999, for the Chunichi Dragons
MLB: March 31, 2008, for the Chicago Cubs
Last appearance
NPB: September 23, 2022, for the Chunichi Dragons
MLB: June 3, 2012, for the Chicago White Sox
NPB statistics
Batting average
.287
Hits
1,951
Home runs
285
Runs batted in
1,075
Stolen bases
76
MLB statistics
Batting average
.258
Home runs
42
Runs batted in
195
Stolen bases
29
Teams
Chunichi Dragons (1999–2007)
Chicago Cubs (2008–2011)
Cleveland Indians (2011)
Chicago White Sox (2012)
Hanshin Tigers (2013–2020)
Chunichi Dragons (2021–2022)
Career highlights and awards
NPB
Central League MVP (2006)
2× Central League Batting Champion (2002, 2006)
4× Best Nine Award (2002–2003, 2006, 2015)
4× NPB All-Star (1999, 2002–2004)
5× Golden Glove (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2015)
2× Hit for the cycle (June 8, 2003), (July 30, 2016)
MLB
All-Star (2008)
WBC
2× World Baseball Classic champion (2006, 2009)
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing Japan
World Baseball Classic
2006 San Diego
Team
2009 Los Angeles
Team
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta
Team
2004 Athens
Team
Kosuke Fukudome (福留 孝介, Fukudome Kōsuke, [ɸɯ̥kɯdome koːsɯ̥ke], born April 26, 1977) is a retired Japanese professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2012, primarily with the Chicago Cubs and had a long spanning career in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) with the Chunichi Dragons and Hanshin Tigers.
Prior to arriving in MLB, Fukudome played nine seasons for the Chunichi Dragons of the Nippon Professional Baseball. He was also a member of the Japan national baseball team, winning a silver medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics, a bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics, and placing first in the 2006 World Baseball Classic and 2009 World Baseball Classic. He won the Central League MVP in 2006.
Fukudome (written: 福留), also transliterated as Fukutome, is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: KosukeFukudome (福留 孝介, born 1977)...
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superstar KosukeFukudome made his arrival to the U.S. and was signed by Hendry to a 4-year $48 Million contract to play right field. Fukudome began the...
profiles and attributes as well. New rookies from the Japan Leagues, KosukeFukudome of the Chicago Cubs and Hiroki Kuroda of the Los Angeles Dodgers do...
Japanese team along with, then current, MLB players Akinori Iwamura and KosukeFukudome, but was injured getting hit by a baseball off the bat to the right...
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one-run game into the eighth inning before giving up a grand slam to KosukeFukudome, and Daniel Stange was called in to pitch a perfect ninth inning for...
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