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Hiroki Kuroda

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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. In NPB, Kuroda won the Best Nine Award in 2005 and was NPB ERA Champion in 2006. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Hiroki Kuroda is the 66th most popular baseball player, the 2,987th most popular biography from Japan and the 10th most popular Japanese Baseball Player.

Hiroki Kuroda, born in 1975, is most famous for his successful career as a professional baseball pitcher, particularly in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees. He is known for his effective pitching style and contributions to both Japanese and American baseball.

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS

Among baseball players, Hiroki Kuroda ranks 66 out of 91. Before him are Aaron Judge, Curt Schilling, Shin-Soo Choo, Justin Verlander, Mookie Betts, and Alfonso Soriano. After him are Iván Rodríguez, Hyun-jin Ryu, Freddie Freeman, Mike Trout, Johan Santana, and Jim Thome.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Hiroki Kuroda ranks 675. Before him are Silvio Marić, Giorgi Asanidze, Susanthika Jayasinghe, Nanase Aikawa, Natalia Korolevska, and Toks Olagundoye. After him are Gustavo Endres, Peter Iwers, Natalia Mohylevska, Liliana Gafencu, Greig Fraser, and Rahman Rezaei.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Hiroki Kuroda ranks 2,987 out of 6,245. Before him are Shinichi Shuto (1983), Ben Shepherd (1968), Ryuto Kito (1998), Natsumi Abe (1981), Yuka Sato (1973), and Masanori Sanada (1968). After him are Kazumichi Takagi (1980), Keisuke Tsuboi (1979), Joe Lombardo (1962), Yoshinori Higashikawa (1964), Daisuke Sakata (1983), and Makoto Yonekura (1970).

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS In Japan

Among baseball players born in Japan, Hiroki Kuroda ranks 10. Before him are Shohei Ohtani (1994), Hideki Matsui (1974), Yu Darvish (1986), Daisuke Matsuzaka (1980), Koji Uehara (1975), and Masahiro Tanaka (1988). After him are Kenta Maeda (1988), Yoshinobu Yamamoto (1998), and Jung-hoo Lee (1998).

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