page_title: Kosuke Fukudome
hierarchical_section_title: Kosuke Fukudome
caption_attribution_description: English: Kosuke Fukudome, outfielder of the Hanshin Tigers, at Hanshin Koshien Stadium. 日本語: 阪神タイガース外野手の福留孝介。阪神甲子園球場にて。
context_page_description: Kosuke Fukudome is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball. He previously played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2012, primarily with the Chicago Cubs.
  Prior to arriving in the United States, Fukudome played nine seasons for the Chunichi Dragons of the Japanese Central League. He was also a member of the Japanese national baseball team, winning a silver medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics, a bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics, and placing first in the 2006 World Baseball Classic and 2009 World Baseball Classic. He won the Central League MVP in 2006.
context_section_description: Kosuke Fukudome [koːske ɸɯkɯdome] (福留 孝介, Fukudome Kōsuke, born April 26, 1977) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball. He previously played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2012, primarily with the Chicago Cubs.
  Prior to arriving in the United States, Fukudome played nine seasons for the Chunichi Dragons of the Japanese Central League. He was also a member of the Japanese national baseball team, winning a silver medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics, a bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics, and placing first in the 2006 World Baseball Classic and 2009 World Baseball Classic. He won the Central League MVP in 2006.
caption: Fukudome with the Hanshin Tigers in 2013
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