Koichi Ogata (緒方 孝市, Ogata Koichi, born December 25, 1968) is a former professional baseball player. Throughout his 22-year career, he played only with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Koichi Ogata | |
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Manager | |
Born: Saga, Japan | December 25, 1968|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
NPB debut | |
September 17, 1988, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp | |
Last NPB appearance | |
October 10, 2009, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp | |
NPB statistics (through 2009) | |
Batting average | .282 |
Hits | 1506 |
Home runs | 241 |
RBIs | 725 |
Stolen bases | 268 |
Teams | |
As Player
As Manager As Coach | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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He served as the manager of the Carp from 2015 to 2019, during which he won the Central League for three consecutive years (2016-2018).
His accomplishments as a player include:
In 1996, he married singer Kanako Ogata;[1] they had two daughters and a son, including singer and voice actress Yuna Ogata.[2][3]