Fumikazu Kimura
| Fumikazu Kimura | |
|---|---|
 Kimura with the Saitama Seibu Lions | |
| Saitama Seibu Lions – No. 89 | |
| Outfielder / Coach | |
| Born: September 13, 1988 Ōta, Tokyo, Japan | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| August 31, 2007, for the Seibu Lions | |
| Last NPB appearance | |
| September 20, 2023, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .213 |
| Hits | 326 |
| Home runs | 42 |
| RBI | 154 |
| Stolen bases | 53 |
| Teams | |
| As player
As coach
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Fumikazu Kimura (木村 文紀, Kimura Fumikazu; born September 13, 1988 in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Saitama Seibu Lions and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
Professional career
[edit]Saitama Seibu Lions
[edit]On November 21, 2006, Kimura was drafted by the Seibu Lions first overall pick high school draft in the 2006 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.
On August 31, 2007, he made his debut as a relief pitcher in the Pacific League against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
In the match against the Orix Buffaloes on July 31, 2011, Kimura pitched as a relief pitcher and earned his first win.[1]
From 2007 to 2012 season, he pitched 41 games in the Pacific League.
In 2013, Kimura converted from pitcher to an outfielder.[2] On May 23, he recorded his first hit.[3] And he recorded his first home run and RBI against the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in the Interleague play on May 28.[4] He played in 11 games in the Pacific League.
In the 2014 season, Kimura finished the regular season in 100 games with a batting average of .215, 10 home runs, 27 RBI, and 16 stolen bases.
In 2015, he finished the regular season in 49 games with a batting average of .195, 5 home runs, 12 RBI, and a stolen bases.
In the 2016 season, he played only 28 games in the Pacific League.
In 2017, Kimura finished the regular season in 105 games with a batting average of .201, 2 home runs, 13 RBI, and 7 stolen bases. In the 2018 season, he finished the regular season in 75 games with a batting average of .260, 3 home runs, 12 RBI, and 7 stolen bases. In 2019, he played in 130 regular season games with a batting average of .220, 10 home runs, 38 RBI, and 16 stolen bases. In the 2020 season, he finished the regular season in 90 games with a batting average of .231, 8 home runs, 33 RBI, and 5 stolen bases.
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
[edit]On August 12, 2021, Kimura and Ryusei Satoh was traded to the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in exchange for Katsuhiko Kumon and Shota Hiranuma.[5]
On September 20, 2023, Kimura announced his retirement and played in his final game against the Lions, his former team.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "ナベQ2世木村プロ1勝「長かった」" [NabeQ2 Kimura Pro's 1st win "It was long"]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). August 1, 2011. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ "「ナベQ2世」木村投手 外野手転向" ["Nabe Q II" pitcher Kimura switches to outfield]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). September 12, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ "【西武】野手転向木村、プロ初打席初安打" [[Seibu] Kimura, who switched to fielding, gets his first hit in his first at-bat as a pro]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). May 23, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ "西武木村V1号！野手転向プロ3打席目弾" [Seibu's Kimura hits his first home run! His third home run since turning pro as a fielder]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). May 28, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ "西武と日本ハムで2対2交換トレード 木村、佐藤がハム、平沼、公文が西武" [Seibu and Nippon Ham make a 2-for-2 trade: Kimura and Sato go to Ham, Hiranuma and Kumon go to Seibu]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ @marinerds (September 20, 2023). "木村文紀さんはスタメン入り、４番ライト🎉 Fumikazu Kimura is in the starting lineup, playing right field and batting cleanup for his retirement game at his longtime home field. There's no reason for Shinjo NOT to give him a whole game, honestly, so kudos on that" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Career statistics - NPB.jp
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