Kosuke Fukudome
Japanese baseball player and outfielder
Born
April 26th, 1977
47 years ago
Category
Athletes & Sports Figures
Country
Japan
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Played professional baseball primarily as an outfielder. Achieved significant success in Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball. Played for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan from 1999 to 2007 and later joined the Chicago Cubs in MLB, where he gained attention for his performance. Contributed to Chunichi Dragons winning the Central League pennant in 2004 and helped the Cubs in their playoff appearances.
Played for the Chunichi Dragons
Debuted with the Chicago Cubs in MLB
Selected to the NPB All-Star Game multiple times
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