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Masahide Kobayashi

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Full Name: Masahide Kobayashi Current Team: Cleveland Indians
Height/Weight: 6'0"/195 Number: 30
Birthdate: May 24, 1974 Entry Draft:
Birthplace: Yamanshi, Japan Drafted By:
Position: RP College: Nippon Sport Science
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Contents

  • 1 Scouting Report
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 MLB Statistics
      • 2.1.1 Pitching Stats
      • 2.1.2 Batting Stats
      • 2.1.3 Fielding Stats
    • 2.2 Pitching Statistics, Japan
  • 3 Video Gallery
  • 4 Picture Gallery
  • 5 Transactions
  • 6 Trivia
  • 7 See Also
    • 7.1 Recent Masahide Kobayashi ArmchairGM Stories
  • 8 References
  • 9 Categories

Masahide Kobayashi was born on May 24, 1974 in Japan. He was the closer for the Chiba Lotte Marines, and signed with the Cleveland Indians as a free agent during the 2007 off-season.

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  • During the recent playoffs in Japan, Chiba Lotte Marines manager, Bobby Valentine, noted that Kobayashi keeps "looking better every time out."[1]

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Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
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Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
2008 CLE A

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
2008 CLE A P
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[edit] Pitching Statistics, Japan

Year Games CG SO Wins Losses Ties Saves Win% BF Innings Hits HRs BB HBP Ks WP Balks Runs ER ERA
1999 46 3 0 5 5 - 0 .500 507 124 1/3 93 8 55 4 107 6 4 42 37 2.68
2000 65 0 0 11 6 - 14 .647 441 109 2/3 87 4 37 1 72 4 0 34 26 2.13
2001 48 0 0 0 4 - 33 .000 218 52 54 13 1 47 1 0 25 25 4.33
2002 43 0 0 2 1 - 37 .667 158 43 1/3 26 1 6 0 41 1 0 4 4 0.83
2003 44 0 0 0 2 - 33 .000 192 47 45 11 1 30 1 0 18 15 2.87
2004 51 0 0 8 5 3 20 .615 235 57 2/3 51 4 19 2 50 3 0 25 25 3.90
2005 46 0 0 2 2 3 29 .500 186 45 1/3 49 6 9 1 33 0 0 14 13 2.58
2006 53 0 0 6 2 1 34 .750 214 53 2/3 49 4 8 2 48 0 0 16 16 2.68
2007 49 0 0 2 7 - 27 .222 207 47 1/3 53 4 12 2 35 0 0 24 19 3.61
Totals: 445 3 0 36 34 7 227 .514 2358 580 1/3 507 40 170 14 463 16 4 202 180 2.79

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  • Signed a two year, $6.25 million deal with the Cleveland Indians (November 20, 2007):
    • $3 million for 2008
    • $3 million for 2009
    • $3.25 million club option for 2010, with $250,000 buyout

[edit] Trivia

  • Was the first draft pick of the Chiba Lotte Marines in 1999
  • Won a bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics

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[edit] Recent Masahide Kobayashi ArmchairGM Stories

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Home Runs of May 2, 2008

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