Kōsuke Noda (野田 浩輔, Noda Kōsuke, born December 4, 1977) is a former professional Japanese baseball catcher and current coach for the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

Noda played with the Saitama Seibu Lions. He also played for the Japan national baseball team at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Kōsuke Noda
Saitama Seibu Lions – No. 82
Catcher/Coach
Born: (1977-12-04) December 4, 1977
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
NPB debut
April 1, 2002, for the Seibu Lions
NPB statistics
(through 2011)
Batting average.195
Home runs5
RBI28
Teams
As player

As coach

  • Saitama Seibu Lions (2017–present)
Career highlights and awards

Early life

Kōsuke Noda was born on December 4, 1977, in Yatsushiro (八代市, Yatsushiro-shi), a city located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.

As a teenager, he played for the Yatsushiro Higashi High School (八代東高) baseball team.[1]

After high school, Kōsuke joined the Nippon Steel Kimitsu (新日鐵君津) Baseball Club.[2] He would play well enough to earn a roster spot on the Japan national baseball team at the 2000 Olympics along with his Nippon Steel Kimitsu teammate Shunsuke Watanabe.[3]

Professional Life

Kōsuke Noda was selected by the Seibu Lions of the Japan Pacific League in the 6th round of the 2000 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[4]

Seibu Lions (2002–2011)

2001 Season

In 2001, Kōsuke did not appear with the first team due in part to the presence of regular catcher Tsutomu Ito.

2002 Season

Two years after being drafted, at age 24 Kōsuke made his professional debut.[5] Kōsuke played mostly at catcher[6] for the eventual Pacific League Champions,[7] playing alongside notable future MLB players such as Daisuke Matsuzaka and Kazuo Matsui.[8]

Appearing in 34 games, Kōsuke had nine hits in 47 at-bats, giving him a batting average of .191 for his rookie year.[9]

2003 Season

Kōsuke played in 36 games at catcher for the Lions, totaling 75 plate appearances. Kōsuke would improve his batting average to .222, while adding his first professional home run.[10]

2004 Season

In the 2004 season, Kōsuke would continue to improve upon previous years' numbers, seeing his batting average climb to .237 on 103 plate appearances. In 92 at-bats with the Lions, he had 22 hits while adding four doubles and three home runs.[11]

The Seibu Lions would go on to win the 2004 Japan Series against the Chunichi Dragons.[12]

2005 Season

In 2005, Kōsuke would play the fewest number of games since turning professional. In just 26 games, he would manage 11 hits on 48 at-bats, good for a batting average of .229.[13]

2006 Season

2006 was another year Kōsuke would see his utilization drop, playing in only seven games for the season. Kōsuke would make the most of his opportunities, batting for a .267 average on fifteen at-bats. He would also net his first career triple.[14]

2007 Season

Kōsuke would continue to be efficient on fewer opportunities during the 2007 season. He would achieve his highest batting average to date, earning a .280 average from seven hits on 25 at-bats.[15]

2008 Season

Playing for the newly renamed Saitama Seibu Lions, Kōsuke would appear in just nine games. In what would be his least productive professional season to date, Kōsuke would notch just one base hit on 11 at-bats for a batting average of .111.[16]

2009 Season

Kōsuke would play in just five games for the Lions in 2009. In those 22 games, he would make 11 plate appearances, going hitless and reaching the base just once on a walk for an average of .000.[17]

2010 Season

During the 2010 season, Kōsuke would play in five games, getting eight at-bats. He would make the most of his opportunities, picking up two doubles and earning a batting average of .250.[18]

2011 Season

In what would be his final professional season at the age of 33, Kōsuke would see action in nine games. In 17 plate appearances, he would reach base six times, all on walks.[19]

International career

2000 Olympic Games

Kōsuke played for Japan in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.[20] The team just missed out on a medal, finishing in 4th place.[21]

Coaching

Kōsuke Noda is the current batting coach for the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball, the highest level of baseball in Japan.[22]

References

  1. ↑ "82 野田 浩輔選手名鑑2022 ｜埼玉西武ライオンズ".
  2. ↑ "82 野田 浩輔選手名鑑2022 ｜埼玉西武ライオンズ". 埼玉西武ライオンズ オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-10-13.
  3. ↑ Moscoe, Dan (25 July 2000). "Japan unveils Olympic baseball squad". The Japan Times. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "2000年ドラフト会議 ドラフト指名選手一覧表". プロ野球ドラフト会議ドットコム (in Japanese). 2019-03-18. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
  5. ↑ "2002 Seibu Lions minor league baseball Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  6. ↑ "2002 Seibu Lions minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  7. ↑ "2002 Nippon Professional Baseball season", Wikipedia, 2022-07-13, retrieved 2022-10-12
  8. ↑ "2002 Seibu Lions minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  9. ↑ "2002 Seibu Lions minor league baseball Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  10. ↑ "2003 Seibu Lions minor league baseball Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  11. ↑ "2004 Seibu Lions minor league baseball Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  12. ↑ "2004 Japan Series (2004年度 日本シリーズ)". NPB.jp 日本野球機構.
  13. ↑ "2005 Seibu Lions minor league baseball Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  14. ↑ "2006 Seibu Lions minor league baseball Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  15. ↑ "2007 Seibu Lions minor league baseball Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  16. ↑ "2008 Saitama Seibu Lions minor league baseball Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  17. ↑ "2009 Saitama Seibu Lions minor league baseball Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  18. ↑ "2010 Saitama Seibu Lions minor league baseball Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  19. ↑ "2011 Saitama Seibu Lions Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  20. ↑ "Kosuke NODA Biography, Olympic Medals, Records and Age". olympics.com. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  21. ↑ https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/sydney-2000/results/baseball/baseball-men
  22. ↑ "82 野田 浩輔選手名鑑2022 ｜埼玉西武ライオンズ". 埼玉西武ライオンズ オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-10-13.


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