Hiroyuki Kobayashi (baseball) explained

Hiroyuki Kobayashi
Team:Musashi Heat Bears
Number:41
Position:Pitcher/Manager
Birth Date:1978 6, mf=yes
Birth Place:Sōka, Saitama, Japan
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:NPB
Debutdate:July 4
Debutyear:1998
Debutteam:Chiba Lotte Marines
Statyear:2014
Statleague:NPB
Stat1label:Win–loss
Stat1value:75-74
Stat2label:Saves
Stat2value:29
Stat3label:Earned run average
Stat3value:3.57
Stat4label:Strikeouts
Stat4value:1135
Teams:As player

As manager

  • Musashi Heat Bears (–present)

is a Japanese professional baseball right-handed pitcher. He played in the 2006 World Baseball Classic for Japan.

As a relief pitcher Kobayashi throws a fastball that sits in 87-91 mph (tops out at 93 mph), silder, change-up, and an effective forkball as his out pitch.

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