Hidetaka Kawagoe

Hidetaka Kawagoe (川越 英隆, born April 8, 1973), nicknamed "Goe", is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher, and current the fourth squad pitching coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Early baseball career Kawagoe went on to Gakuho Ishikawa High School and participated the 63rd Japanese High School Baseball Invitational Tournament, and the 73rd Japanese High School Baseball Championship in his junior year.

After that, he joined Nissan, and won the Intercity baseball tournament in his third year, winning the Most valuable player.

Chiba Lotte Marines On November 25, 2009, Kawagoe signed with Chiba Lotte Marines.

In the 2010 season, he pitched in 15 games and started 4 games, finishing with a recorded 3-2 win–loss record, and an ERA of 7.36.

On November 10, 2023, Kawagoe was appointed as the fourth squad pitching coach of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.