Nobuhiko Matsunaka
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Matsunaka with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
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| Left fielder/Designated hitter | |||
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Born: December 26, 1973 Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan |
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| NPB debut | |||
| May 31, 1997, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | |||
| NPB statistics (through 2014) |
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| Batting average | .297 | ||
| Hits | 1766 | ||
| Home runs | 352 | ||
| RBI | 1167 | ||
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| Last updated on: 5 November 2013 | |||
 Matsunaka batting for Japan in the 2006 World Baseball Classic. |
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Representing  Japan
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| Men's Baseball | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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1996 Atlanta | Team |
| Asian Baseball Championship | ||
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1999 Seoul | Team |
| World Baseball Classic | ||
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2006 San Diego | Team |
| Intercontinental Cup | ||
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1995 Havana | Team |
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.
He played in the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Olympics as well as the 2006 World Baseball Classic, hitting cleanup in 1996 and 2006.
Matsunaka was born in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, and attended the local Yatsushiro First High School (currently Shugakukan High School). He joined Nippon Steel Corporation Kimitsu Works, a team in the Japanese industrial leagues, upon graduating high school in 1991.
In 1996, 22-year-old Matsunaka, then still a first baseman for Nippon Steel-Kimitsu, gathered national attention when he hit a game-tying grand slam in the finals of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics against Cuba as a member of the Japanese national team. He was picked in the second round of the 1996 amateur draft by the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks.
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