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Nobuhiko Matsunaka
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Nobuhiko Matsunaka (松中 信彦, Matsunaka Nobuhiko, born December 26, 1973 in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan) is a former left fielder and designated hitter for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
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![]() Matsunaka with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Left fielder/Designated hitter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born: (1973-12-26) December 26, 1973 (age 50) Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May 31, 1997, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Batting average | .296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hits | 1767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home runs | 352 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
RBI | 1168 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He played in the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Olympics[1] as well as the 2006 World Baseball Classic, hitting cleanup in 1996 and 2006.