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Japanese baseball player
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Male
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12 May 1975(Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan)
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Asia University
Musashino, Kitatama district, Japan
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The details
Biography
Introduction
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.
Baseball career
Ibata 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.