Yasutomo Kubo

Yasutomo Kubo (久保 康友, born August 6, 1980, in Kashihara, Nara) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hamburg Stealers of the German Baseball Bundesliga. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines from 2005 to 2008, the Hanshin Tigers from 2009 to 2013, and the Yokohama DeNA BayStars from 2014 to 2017.

Yasutomo Kubo
Kubo with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars
Hamburg Stealers – No. 27
Pitcher
Born: (1980-08-06) August 6, 1980
Kashihara, Nara, Japan
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
NPB debut
April 2, 2005, for the Chiba Lotte Marines
NPB statistics
(through 2017)
Win–loss record97-86
ERA3.70
Strikeouts1130
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Career

Chiba Lotte Marines

Kubo began his professional career with the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball. He made his NPB debut on April 2, 2005. Kubo then went on to play for the Marines through the 2008 season.

Hanshin Tigers

In 2009, Kubo joined the Hanshin Tigers of NPB. He played for the team in the 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 seasons before becoming a free agent after 2013.

Yokohama DeNA BayStars

Kubo joined the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of NPB for the 2014 season. He played for the team through the 2017 season before becoming a free agent at the end of the year.

Gary SouthShore RailCats

On April 19, 2018, Kubo signed with the Gary SouthShore RailCats of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. He was released by Gary on May 11, but re-signed on June 28.[1] In 3 games with Gary, Kubo recorded a 4.05 ERA with 4 strikeouts in 6.2 innings.

Sugar Land Skeeters

On July 13, 2018, Kubo was traded to the Sugar Land Skeeters of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.[2] He finished the year with the Skeeters, pitching in 13 games and posting a 5–2 record and 5.14 ERA. He became a free agent after the season.

Bravos de León

On April 3, 2019, Kubo signed with the Bravos de León of the Mexican League.[3] He spent the 2019 season with the club and logged an 8-14 record and 5.98 ERA while leading the league with 154 strikeouts. Kubo was released on January 13, 2020.[4]

Hamburg Stealers

On December 25, 2022, Kubo signed with the Hamburg Stealers of the German Baseball Bundesliga for the 2023 season.[5] As of May 2, 2023, Kubo was leading the league in innings pitched and strikeouts.[6]

References
  1. "American Association of Professional Baseball - 2018 Transactions".
  2. "PRO BASEBALL: RailCats trade Kubo to Sugar Land Skeeters".
  3. "¡firman Bravos de León a Pitcher Japonés!". 2019-01-04.
  4. "Mexican League Transactions". Archived from the original on 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  5. "Japanese pitcher Kubo moves to Hamburg". archysport.com. June 11, 2023.
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