Masaaki Koike Explained

Masaaki Koike
Position:Outfielder / Coach
Team:Chunichi Dragons
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:15 May 1980
Birth Place:Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Debutleague:NPB
Debutdate:April 20
Debutyear:2001
Debutteam:Yokohama BayStars
Finalleague:NPB
Finaldate:October 8
Finalyear:2013
Finalteam:Yokohama DeNA BayStars
Statyear:2013
Statleague:NPB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.243
Stat2label:Hits
Stat2value:415
Stat3label:Home runs
Stat3value:55
Stat4label:RBI
Stat4value:189
Stat5label:Stolen bases
Stat5value:6
Teams:As player

As coach

  • Yokohama DeNA BayStars (–)
  • Chunichi Dragons (-Present)

is a professional Japanese baseball player.

Koike played outfield and infield for the Chunichi Dragons (2008–2011) and for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2012–2013). Koike announced his retirement on October 1, 2013 and his final at-bat, hit a home run.

In 2014, the Yokohama DeNA BayStars hired Koike as first team batting coach. On 6 November 2024, it was confirmed Koike had accepted an offer to become a hitting coach for the Chunichi Dragons.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. News: 2024-11-05 . 【中日】小池正晃氏を打撃コーチとして招へい DeNAの日本一に貢献 . 2024-11-05 . ja.