Hidenori

Hidenori Kuramoto, who played simply as Hidenori, was born on May 9, 1976, in Hashima, Gifu Prefecture, and stands 182 cm. He was an outfielder for the Chunichi Dragons from 2001 to 2012, and he now works for the same organisation as its second-team outfield and base-running coach. Players like this are badly served by box scores. A defensive outfielder's best work is the double that never happens, the runner who does not try for third, the pitcher who throws with slightly more confidence because he knows the gap is covered. None of that appears in a batting line, and all of it is visible from a seat in the stadium. What I appreciate most is the continuity. He spent twelve seasons with one club, then stayed to teach the exact skills he had spent that career refining, to players in the lower squad who need them most. Institutional knowledge passed down in place rather than scattered.

Name (English)

Hidenori

Name (Japanese)

英智

Reading

ひでのり

Born

May 9, 1976 (age 50)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Dragon

Origin

Hashima, Gifu Prefecture, Japan

Height

182 cm

Occupation

baseball player

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidenori%20Kuramoto
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%8B%B1%E6%99%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11616925

Tags

• Gifu Prefecture
• baseball player

Last updated

2026-08-07

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