Hiroki Kuroda

Quick Facts

Full Name	Hiroki Kuroda
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Feb 10, 1975(1975-02-10)
Age	49
Birthplace	Osaka
Country	Japan
Birth City	Suminoe-ku
Horoscope	Aquarius

Hiroki Kuroda Biography

Hiroki Kuroda is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on February 10, 1975 in Osaka, Suminoe-ku, Japan. After four seasons as a Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher, he was a Japanese starter who moved to New York in 2012.

In 2012, he joined Alex Rodriguez at the New York Yankees.

He joined the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in 1996 as a second-round draft pick. During his early career, he was overshadowed by the 1996 first-round draft pick, Toshikazu Sawazaki, who was the same age as Kuroda and won the Japanese Rookie of the Year award in 1997. However, Kuroda gradually built up his status to become a consistent part of the starting rotation while Sawazaki began to fade away. In 1999 he pitched in the International Cup held in Sydney, and marked a win against Korea and a complete-game shutout against Taiwan.

Kuroda won over 10 games for three consecutive years from 2001. In 2003, he became the opening-day starter, taking over for former ace Shinji Sasaoka. He pitched poorly at the beginning of the season, but improved after the all-star break to end the season with 13 wins. He marked two wins as a reliever in the 2004 Summer Olympics, contributing to the Japanese team’s bronze medal. In 2005, he led the Central League with 15 wins, and won the Best Nine Award and the Golden Glove. He continued his success in 2006, ending the season with a league-leading 1.85 ERA to solidify his reputation as one of the best pitchers in Japan. The last Japanese starter to end the season with an ERA below 2.00 was Masaki Saito in 1989. He also made his first save that year on October 16 against the Chunichi Dragons, and led the league in complete games over a six- year period from 1999 to 2005.

With his wife Masayo Kuroda, he had two daughters, Hinatsu, and Wakana.

Hiroki Kuroda Net Worth

Hiroki Kuroda is one of the richest Baseball Player from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Hiroki Kuroda 's net worth $33 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Before signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers, he played for ten seasons in Japan’s Hiroshima Toyo Carp.

In 2004, he won an Olympic bronze medal for Japan’s national team.

Hiroki Kuroda (黒田 博樹 , Kuroda Hiroki, born February 10, 1975) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for Hiroshima Toyo Carp from 1997 to 2007 before playing in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2008 to 2011 and New York Yankees from 2012 to 2014. After the 2014 season, he chose to return to the Carp to finish out his career.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Hiroki Kuroda Dating?

According to our records, Hiroki Kuroda married to Masayo Kuroda. As of December 1, 2023, Hiroki Kuroda’s is not dating anyone.

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Kuroda obtained free agency on May 31, 2006, and announced that he was willing to hear offers from other teams. The Hiroshima Toyo Carp had a staunch policy against free agency because it would lead to higher salaries which the team would not be able to provide due to lack of financial structure. The team’s management traditionally never attempted to re-negotiate with players of their own team who declared free agency (for example, the team ignored outfielder Tomoaki Kanemoto’s offers to reconsider staying on the team because he had already declared free agency). Numerous teams showed interest in Kuroda, including the Seibu Lions and Hanshin Tigers, who had lost their key starters Daisuke Matsuzaka and Kei Igawa to the posting system. The well-financed Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks aggressively pursued Kuroda, while the Chunichi Dragons and Yomiuri Giants, who had been in pursuit of free agent Michihiro Ogasawara, were also thought to have interest.

Facts & Trivia

Hiroki Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Hiroki Kuroda celebrates birthday on February 10 of every year.

In 2006, he was one of two players from the Hiroshima Toyo Carp selected to play in the 2006 World Baseball Classic, along with Takahiro Arai. He was touted as one of the obscure but key players on the Japanese team along with, then current, MLB players Akinori Iwamura and Kosuke Fukudome, but was injured getting hit by a baseball off the bat to the right hand during a practice game on February 24, forcing him to withdraw from the competition.

Top Facts about Hiroki Kuroda

1. Hiroki Kuroda is a retired Japanese professional baseball pitcher.
2. He played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees.
3. Kuroda had a career ERA of 3.45 in MLB.
4. He won the Eiji Sawamura Award twice in Japan.
5. Kuroda pitched in three Olympic Games for Japan.
6. His best MLB season was in 2011 with a 3.07 ERA.
7. Kuroda recorded over 1,400 strikeouts in his career.
8. He was known for his control and ability to induce ground balls.
9. Kuroda retired from baseball after the 2014 season at age 39.
10. He was highly respected by teammates and opponents alike for his work ethic and professionalism on and off the field.