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Nobuhiko Matsunaka

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on April 17 and finished the year with a .315 batting average, 46 home runs and 121 RBI, leading the league in home runs and RBI for the second straight season and becoming the first hitter in NPB history to record more than 120 RBI in three straight seasons. However, the Hawks suffered yet another
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in interleague play during the 2006 season. While he displayed limited range in the outfield, his throws were usually fairly accurate despite his weak throwing arm. He has since seen an increasing number of starts as the team's designated hitter due to a history of
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on August 29 and playing all 144 games while batting .290 with 25 home runs and driving in 92 runs. However, his personal accomplishments were offset by the Hawks' collapse in the second half of the season, a free-fall which culminated in a loss to the
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very infrequently compared to other so-called power hitters. He struck out just 85 times when he hit 46 home runs (his career high) in 2005, 67 times when he hit 44 homers in 2004 and 77 times when he hit 36 homers in 2001, never
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on April 21 against the Fighters, hitting a pair of two-run homers in the same game. He got the 1500th hit of his career on May 6 against the Buffaloes, becoming the 100th player in NPB history to accomplish the feat.
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season proved to be a disappointing one for Matsunaka. Despite the high expectations placed upon the new trio of Matsunaka, Kokubo (who had returned to the Hawks after a stint with the Giants via
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in the second round (though Matsunaka went 7-for-18 with 7 RBI in the postseason). Despite his less impressive numbers, Matsunaka received his fourth consecutive (and fifth overall)
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that year, but his power fell substantially as he managed to hit only 19 home runs with 76 RBI. It was during this season that he began to see significant playing time in the
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from interleague play onwards. The Hawks finished third in the regular season, defeating the Lions in the first round of the playoffs but ultimately being swept by the
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early playoff exit, this time falling in five games to the Marines. Again, Matsunaka faced most of the blame for the loss, hitting just 1-for-19 in the series.
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and cleanup hitter. He hit .433 in eight games, albeit with no home runs, and was instrumental in leading Japan to the inaugural title.
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in home runs) and thus win Triple Crown honors. Making the feat even more impressive was that Matsunaka also led the league in
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career. He hit .358 with 44 home runs and 120 RBI, becoming the first player in Japanese professional baseball since
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and lost in six games. Matsunaka was a factor in this loss, going just 1-for-20 with one home run in the series.
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and leading them to their first championship in 35 years as they won the league title as well as that year's
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as a pro when he was chosen to the national team for the 2000 Sydney Olympics, but Japan was defeated by
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in the last game of the regular season that brought their first last-place finish since the 1996 season.
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who currently hits in either the 3-hole or the cleanup spot in the Hawks' lineup. It is often said that
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finish in 1996, hitting five home runs and 16 RBI in the tournament (his game-tying grand slam in the
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award for the first time in his career. However, while the Hawks won the league title and reached the
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Following the season, Matsunaka was rewarded with the second MVP award of his career as well as the
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season, hitting a career-low .260 with 28 home runs. He hit his 100th career home run on May 3 off
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In 2006, Matsunaka was chosen to the national team for the third time, playing in the inaugural
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that would comprise the middle of the order, all three missed significant playing time due to
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to lead the league in batting average, home runs and RBI in the same season (he was tied with
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was arguably his most noteworthy moment, even though Japan eventually lost the match 9-13).
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in NPB history), with four hitters putting up 100 or more RBI (the "100-RBI Quartet").
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season onwards. He recorded his 1000th career RBI in the season opener against the
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Matsunaka put up his second consecutive .300-30-100 season the following season
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on April 3 and became only the 11th player in NPB history to record 100 career
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for Nippon Steel-Kimitsu, gathered national attention when he hit a game-tying
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Matsunaka became one of the first baseball players to ever participate in the
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Matsunaka is a burly 183 cm (6 ft), 97 kg (214 lb)
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for the second straight year, they blew a commanding 2-0 lead to the
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Matsunaka is a two-time Olympian, representing Japan in both the
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in the pennant race, missing their third straight league title.
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and Golden Glove awards. However, while he led his team to the
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Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – Nobuhiko Matsunaka Official Website
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He signed a seven-year contract with the Hawks in the 2005
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Matsunaka was officially listed as an outfielder from the
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Nippon Professional Baseball hitting Triple Crown winners
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Matsunaka has never been regarded as a particularly good
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Matsunaka became the Hawks' starting first baseman in
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Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from
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He was picked in the second round of the 1996 476: 358: 3773:Nippon Professional Baseball designated hitters 2503:"Matsuzaka, five others named to Olympic team " 1012:, a testament to how adept he is in turning on 876:Coming off of a rigorous off-season lower body 420: 3778:Nippon Professional Baseball MVP Award winners 414: 3359: 2719: 2628: 668:that the NPB had decided to implement in the 500:In 1996, 22-year-old Matsunaka, then still a 3748:Baseball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics 3743:Baseball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics 2733: 2563:"Talent unlikely to get lost in translation" 972:and came up empty in their run for a medal. 1040:Matsunaka began to see substantial time in 790:. He hit his 200th career home run against 3366: 3352: 2726: 2712: 2635: 2621: 2475:"Olympic medals won by Nobuhiko Matsunaka" 1008:because of his ability to stay inside the 573:came more than a year later against Lions 557:season, as the starting first baseman and 170:Fukuoka Daiei Hawks/Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 2536:2009-06-25 at the Portuguese Web Archive 2349:"Matsunaka hits 44th homer to lift Hawks" 664:Matsunaka struggled to adjust to the new 540: 38:Matsunaka with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 3803:Baseball people from Kumamoto Prefecture 3738:Baseball players at the 1994 Asian Games 924: 595:, hitting .268 with 23 home runs and 71 3813:World Baseball Classic players of Japan 2321:"This could be Year of the Homer in PL" 1025:more than 91 times in a single season. 920: 3710: 2517:"Korea, Japan coexist at Classic camp" 535: 487:Nippon Steel Corporation Kimitsu Works 3768:Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics 3347: 2707: 2616: 103:May 31, 1997, for the  3728:Asian Games gold medalists for Japan 2307:"Matsui, Matsunaka honored by peers" 1056: 699:championship in four years over the 607:. His 23 homers were second to only 3808:2006 World Baseball Classic players 2478:Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2293:"Fighters re-sign three foreigners" 1004:Matsunaka pulls are less likely to 933:in the 2006 World Baseball Classic. 786:due to recurring problems with his 13: 3793:Olympic silver medalists for Japan 3783:Olympic baseball players for Japan 14: 3829: 3763:Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games 3733:Asian Games medalists in baseball 2588: 619:Matsunaka had a breakout year in 3798:People from Yatsushiro, Kumamoto 2607:Matsunaka Nobuhiko Sports Museum 2433:"Iwakuma ties up big-money deal" 986: 545:Matsunaka made his debut at the 383: 357: 331: 305: 277: 32: 2570: 2556: 2542: 2524: 2510: 2496: 2482: 2468: 2454: 2440: 2426: 2412: 3758:Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks players 2419:"Matsunaka to stay with Hawks" 2405:"Matsunaka signs mammoth deal" 2398: 2384: 2370: 2356: 2342: 2328: 2314: 2300: 2286: 828:, frequently seeing starts at 229:2004 Golden Glove Award winner 1: 3788:Olympic medalists in baseball 2279: 477:Early life and amateur career 2191: 2139: 2087: 2035: 1983: 1931: 1879: 1827: 1773: 1721: 1663: 1597: 1527: 1473: 1421: 1369: 1317: 1265: 1213: 1152: 1066:Nippon Professional Baseball 894:Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 834:Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 614: 425:, born December 26, 1973 in 187:Career highlights and awards 7: 3753:Fukuoka Daiei Hawks players 1028: 459:2006 World Baseball Classic 421: 325:Asian Baseball Championship 10: 3834: 1161: 1063: 991: 3649: 3393: 2741: 2651: 2192: 880:, Matsunaka rebounded in 653:(31), and second baseman 415: 375: 349: 323: 297: 289: 273: 269: 258: 191: 186: 166: 161: 157: 147: 137: 127: 117: 110: 102: 97: 79: 56: 43: 31: 24: 2735:Pacific League MVP Award 2538:WorldBaseballClassic.com 2520:WorldBaseballClassic.com 1146: 1141: 1136: 1131: 1126: 1121: 1116: 1111: 1106: 1101: 1096: 1091: 1086: 1081: 1078: 1075: 1072: 659:Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes 16:Japanese baseball player 2335:"Matsunaka nixes Hawks" 899: 871: 847: 811: 773: 714: 686: 603:in five games over the 977:World Baseball Classic 934: 929:Matsunaka batting for 818:World Baseball Classic 679:in a game against the 591:with the departure of 541:Early years: 1997–1999 522:Japanese national team 481:Matsunaka was born in 441:Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 351:World Baseball Classic 928: 860:) and newly acquired 569:on May 31. 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Index


Left fielder
Designated hitter
Yatsushiro, Kumamoto
Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
Batting average
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Home runs
RBI
Fukuoka Daiei Hawks/Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
1997
2015
Pacific League MVP
2000
Japanese
Triple Crown
Best Nine Award
2003
2006
All-Star
1999
2001
2007
2008
Baseball
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta
Asian Baseball Championship
1999 Seoul
World Baseball Classic

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