About Shigeru Kobayashi
Lived 1952 – 2010 (aged 57). Shigeru Kobayashi was a Japanese baseball player, singer, tarento and baseball coach.
was a Japanese baseball pitcher.
He played for the Yomiuri Giants and the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball. His trade to the Tigers gave the Giants Suguru Egawa, as he had been drafted by the Tigers, despite him signing with the Giants in secrecy. Kobayashi coached two other NPB teams, the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes and the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, and also spent a season in the Korea Baseball Organization as a coach for the SK Wyverns.
He died of heart failure in 2010 at the age of 57.
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Who was Shigeru Kobayashi?
Japanese baseball player
When was Shigeru Kobayashi born?
Shigeru Kobayashi was born on 14 November 1952 in Tōhaku.
When did Shigeru Kobayashi die?
Shigeru Kobayashi died on 17 January 2010 in Fukui.
What was Shigeru Kobayashi's occupation?
Shigeru Kobayashi was a baseball player, singer, tarento and baseball coach.
What nationality was Shigeru Kobayashi?
Shigeru Kobayashi was Japanese.
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· Wikipedia: Shigeru Kobayashi
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