Hirokazu Ibata

Infobox NPB player
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bgcolor2=blue
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name=Hirokazu Ibata


position=Infielder
team=Chunichi Dragons
number=6
bats=Right
throws=Right
debutdate=
debutyear=1998
debutteam=Chunichi Dragons
statyear=2007
stat1label=Games
stat1value=1064
stat2label=Batting Average
stat2value=.291
stat3label=Hits
stat3value=1169
stat4label=Home runs
stat4value=38
stat5label=Runs batted in
stat5value=315
teams=
*Chunichi Dragons (by|1998–present)

Hirokazu Ibata (Japanese:井端 弘和, born May 12, 1975 in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan) is a professional baseball player in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He plays short-stop for the Chunichi Dragons put is able to play at other positions. He has won 4 Gold gloves for shortstop, 2004-2007. He usually makes amazing double plays with Dragons second baseman Masahiro Araki.

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