page_title: Kenta Kurihara
hierarchical_section_title: Kenta Kurihara
caption_attribution_description: English: Kenta Kurihara, infielder of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp, at Hanshin Koshien Stadium 日本語: 広島東洋カープ内野手の栗原健太。阪神甲子園球場にて。
context_page_description: Kenta Kurihara is a batting coach for the Chunichi Dragons.
  The Carp's main cleanup hitter during the early 2000s, Kurihara blossomed into one of the most feared power threats in the Central League. He played in the 2009 World Baseball Classic as an emergency replacement for Shuichi Murata, who suffered an injury in the second round of the tournament.
context_section_description: Kenta Kurihara (栗原 健太, Kurihara Kenta, born January 8, 1982 in Tendō, Yamagata, Japan) is a batting coach for the Chunichi Dragons.
  The Carp's main cleanup hitter during the early 2000s, Kurihara blossomed into one of the most feared power threats in the Central League. He played in the 2009 World Baseball Classic as an emergency replacement for Shuichi Murata, who suffered an injury in the second round of the tournament.
caption: Kurihara with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
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