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| Height: 6-0
Weight: 187
Throws: R
Bats: L Born: Apr 26, 1977, Osaki, Contract: Signed through 2011 |
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| September 6, 2008 Kosuke Fukudome missed his third straight start on Saturday as the Cubs routed the Reds. Micah Hoffpauir took his place again. |
| September 2, 2008 Cubs outfielder Kosuke Fukudome was given the night off on Tuesday, as he is just 16-for-87 (.184) in his last 29 games, according to MLB.com. |
| August 25, 2008 Kosuke Fukudome went 3-for-4 and drove in four runs to help the Cubs blow the Pirates out of the water, 12-3. |
| August 24, 2008 The Cubbies got an early lead and never stood in fear of losing it, pulling the 6-1 win over Washington. However, the romp presented an opportunity to put slumping Kosuke Fukudome to the test, bringing him off the bench as a pinch hitter in the 7th inning. He rewarded the trust, hitting his ninth home run of the season to drive in two. |
| August 23, 2008 Manager Lou Pinella will meet with the slumping Kosuke Fukudome before Sunday's game, according to MLB.com. "I'm going to have a talk with him [Sunday] and see how we can help the young man," Piniella said. "He's struggling." Pinella added: "We'll talk about hitting, hitting mechanics, not about anything else. He's in-between. He's slightly behind the fastball and ahead of the breaking ball. Whether it's him or anybody else, you have to hit one of the two with consistency." |
| August 20, 2008 Kosuke Fukudome's poor month of August continued in the Cubs 2-1 loss to the Reds. Fukudome went 0-for-3 and left three men on base. |
| August 14, 2008 Kosuke Fukudome must be heeding Lou Piniella's warning to swing the bat or else, because he contributed to the Cubs 11-7 win over Atlanta with a 2-for-5 night, scoring two runs and getting on base another time with a walk. |
| August 11, 2008 Kosuke Fukudome needs to find his swing soon as Lou Piniella commented that he could be dropped from the second spot in the batting order, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Piniella said, "We have him in the 2-hole, but we need him to start hitting or we'll have to look for more options. Mike Fontenot needs to get some at-bats, Mark DeRosa has been hitting. We need Fukudome to start hitting." |
| July 19, 2008 Kosuke Fukudome might be wearing down. He is hitting .152 in July with 15 whiffs to just three walks. |
| July 11, 2008 Kosuke Fukudome did not start against the San Francisco Giants Friday, July 11, after fouling a pitch off his leg Thursday, July 10. |
| July 3, 2008 Kosuke Fukudome is just 4-for-20 since injuring his left calf last week. His OBP is just .304 in that stretch. |
| June 28, 2008 Kosuke Fukudome started for the second straight game after missing two games to a calf injury. The right fielder hit at the top of the batting order and went 0-for-3 in the Cubs 6-5 loss to the White Sox. |
| June 27, 2008 Kosuke Fukudome is back in the starting lineup for the White Sox after missing two games to a calf injury. |
| June 26, 2008 Kosuke Fukudome sat out another game on Thursday due to tightness in his left calf, according to MLB.com. He ran in the outfield today, but didn't go at full speed. |
| June 26, 2008 Kosuke Fukudome does not need to see a doctor for the left calf tightness that forced him to miss Wednesday's game, according to the Daily Herald. |
| June 25, 2008 Kosuke Fukudome did not start the Cubs game on Wednesday due to a tight left calf, according to MLB.com. Hot youngster Eric Patterson will start in his place. |
| June 19, 2008 Kosuke Fukudome is leading off for the second straight game as the Cubs are trying to find a frontman to fill the role of the injured Alfonso Soriano. |
| June 19, 2008 Manager Lou Piniella commented that Kosuke Fukudome will bat leadoff until Alfonso Soriano is ready to return to action, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Piniella said, "We had a nice conversation. I just wanted to make sure Fukudome felt comfortable with it. Until we get Soriano back in the lineup, I think we'll keep Fukudome in the 1-hole." |
| June 18, 2008 Kosuke Fukudome drove in Chicago's first run with an RBI double, then scored on Theriot's single for a 2-1 lead. The Japanese import ended the day 1-for-4 from the leadoff spot. |
| June 18, 2008 In a surprising chain of events, Chicago manager Lou Piniella has moved outfielder Kosuke Fukudome to the leadoff spot in the batting order, according to MLB.com. |
| June 11, 2008 Kosuke Fukudome had two runs, two walks and three RBI, with two coming on his fifth home run of the season, for the Cubs. |
| June 10, 2008 Chicago outfielder Kosuke Fukudome is looking to get his bat on track, doing his part to support the Cubs in their 10-5 win over Atlanta. Fukudome went 2-for-5 at the plate with one RBI and one run scored, also adding his sixth stolen base of the season. |
| June 6, 2008 Kosuke Fukudome hit his fourth home run of the season on Thursday night as he went 2-for-4 with two RBI against the Dodgers. |
| May 21, 2008 Manager Lou Pinella plans on giving Kosuke Fukudome a day off during the upcoming series against the Pirates in which the Cubs will face three lefties, according to the Chicago Tribune. |
| May 14, 2008 The Cubs put the hurt on the San Diego Padres this evening, winning 8-5 with the bat of OF Kosuke Fukudome doing much of the damage. Fukudome went 3-for-5 at the dish, hitting his 11th double with two runs scored. |
| May 10, 2008 Chicago OF Kosuke Fukudome smacked his 2nd home run of the year today, doing deep in the 7th inning to drive in two and seal the 7-2 win for the Cubs over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Fukudome finished going 1-for-3 at the plate with a walk, leaving one man on board. |
| May 9, 2008 Kosuke Fukudome is hitting .448 over 16 games at the friendly confines of Wrigley Field this season, but is only hitting .209 on the road, according to MLB.com. |
| May 3, 2008 Kosuke Fukudome went 3-for-5 with two RBI in Saturday's 9-3 win over the Cardinals. |
| May 1, 2008 Kosuke Fukudome went 4-for-4 on Thursday to push his average up to .353. |
| April 22, 2008 Kosuke Fukudome went 3-for-3 with a double, two walks, and two runs on Tuesday. He is hitting .357 and has multiple hits in four of his last seven games. |
| April 21, 2008 Kosuke Fukudome returned to the starting lineup on Monday after missing just one game for treatment on a cyst above his right eye, this according to MLB.com. |
| April 20, 2008 The Cubs scratched Kosuke Fukudome from their Sunday lineup because of a small cyst above his right eye. Chicago skipper Lou Piniella told WGN during the broadcast that the ailment is not serious and called it "a one-day thing." |
| April 20, 2008 Kosuke Fukudome has been scratched from the Cubs' lineup on Sunday due to a small cyst above his right eye, according to the AP. Manager Lou Piniella noted that it is not a serious issue and "just a one-day thing." |
| April 19, 2008 In a game bloated with offense, several of the top dogs for the Chicago Cubs bathed in the riches of bad pitching offered by the Pirates to finish the 1-13 win today. Only one starter (CF Reed Johnson) failed to get a hit and they all got on base as the Cubs put on an offensive clinic. |
| April 10, 2008 After Lou Piniella debated whether to move Kosuke Fukudome to the second slot in the batting order on Thursday morning, the Japanese import is penciled in as the fifth hitter for tonight's game against the Pirates. The Cubs right fielder has started red-hot and it appears that Sweet Lou, who is known to tinker with his lineup card more than most skippers, will leave well enough alone. |
| April 8, 2008 Kosuke Fukudome will remain fifth in the Cubs batting order against lefties, according to the Chicago Tribune. Manager Piniella commented that he will leave him where he is in the order against lefties, to protect Aramis Ramirez, and added, "He had nice at-bats behind Ramirez. You know, they pitched to Ramirez every time, too, which is what we're trying to accomplish with Fukudome batting fifth. We put 10 runs on the board against a left-hander, and you've got to stay with it." Fukudome is hitting .458 over 24 at-bats so far this season. |
| April 7, 2008 Kosuke Fukudome did it all on Monday as he had three hits, two walks, scored a run and stole a base for the Cubs. Who said this United States baseball was difficult? So far so good for this Japanese import as he it hitting .458 in his first 24 AB. |
| April 5, 2008 Kosuke Fukudome is on fire and starting the season with a bang for the Chicago Cubs. Today he hit up the Roy Oswalt-led Houston Astros, going 2-for-4 at the plate with his third double of the season and two RBIs (now touting five on the season). Fukudome held his gaudy .500 batting average true through the day and seems to be quickly adapting to the MLB game. |
| April 4, 2008 Kosuke Fukudome keeps on producing. He went 2-for-4 with a run against the Astros on Friday. Fukudome is 6-for-12 with four walks and four runs through four games. |
| April 2, 2008 Brewers' Manager Ned Yost praised Kosuke Fukudome after he went 3-for-3 with a homer on opening day, according to MLB.com. Yost stated after the game, "We still don't have that kid figured out. We thought we did, a little bit, but he changed his approach today compared to the times we saw him in Spring Training. He was a different hitter today. We kind of have to go back to the drawing board on this guy. He's an awful smart player if he was hiding something, because we thought we had him figured out. He was totally different in his approach. We'll look at it." This is encouraging news for those who took a chance on Fukodome in the fantasy draft. |
| March 31, 2008 Kosuke Fukudome went 3-for-3, hitting a game tying, three-run homer in the ninth off Brewers' closer Eric Gagne. The Japanese import added a walk and a run scored to his statline in the Cubs opening day loss to Milwaukee. |
| March 27, 2008 Scout.com reports that Japanese import Kosuke Fukudome could see some time as the Cubs leadoff hitter. Chicago skipper Lou Piniella has plenty of options to top the order and it's likely he will us a situational lineup from game-to-game. The Cubs outfielder has upside and is being drafted as such in most March leagues. |
| March 19, 2008 Kosuke Fukudome is fine after getting hit in the neck by a throw on Tuesday. He is expected to play on Wednesday, MLB.com reports. |
| March 12, 2008 Kosuke Fukudome will hit fifth behind Aramis Ramirez for the Cubs Friday, according to the Chicago Tribune. "In the five hole, I think he'll give us the best protection for [cleanup hitter Aramis] Ramirez," manager Lou Pinella said. "He's a good contact guy. He'll drive in runs with guys in scoring position, put the ball in play. It makes sense to me. We'll try it for a few more games and see what happens." Fukudome is a much better fit for the No. 2 spot with his on-base skills and lack of pop. This potential move doesn't seem to benefit the Cubs, but it won't hurt Fukudome's fantasy value. |
| March 4, 2008 Fukumania continues for the Cubby Nation as Kosuke Fukudome went 3-for-3 with one homerun and two RBIs in Chicagos loss to Milwaukee in Cactus League action Tuesday. |
| March 4, 2008 Kosuke Fukudome is off to a slow start this spring, picking up only one chop single in four games, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The Japanese import has been batting third for the Northsiders. "We need for him to swing it," manager Lou Piniella said. "Maybe the 3-hole might be asking a little bit too much too soon. We might drop him down to the 2-hole, and he might be more comfortable there." Pinella added that he'll probably move the outfielder to the second spot in the lineup. Fukudome is probably pressing a bit in an effort to impress his new team. If he's still hitting this way a few weeks from now, then it will be time to worry. |
| February 28, 2008 Kosuke Fukudome had a memorable day on Thursday as he was hit by a pitch, walked, and had an RBI single for the Cubs. Fukudome also stated that he would like to steal 15-20 bases this year, and if he is able to remotely approach that total, his overall game would likely mark him as a potentially great number three OF this season. |
| February 28, 2008 Kosuke Fukudome told the Chicago Tribune on Wednesday that he plans to use his speed, something that seldom was exploited in his years playing in Japan. "We talked to him today about the green light," Piniella said. "We're going to wait for a while, to let him get a chance to get his legs under him and build a little more strength." "I'm hoping I can steal between 15 and 20 bases this season," Fukudome said through an interpreter. "I never know if I'm going to be able to steal bases, but I'm looking forward to it."Fukudome seldom got the green light in Japan because the No. 3 hitter there hardly ever steals. Cubs skipper Lou Piniella said he would take advantage of Fukudome's skills this season, including stealing an occasional base. |
| February 22, 2008 The Cubs are contemplating changing their plans with their 3-4-5 hitters this year and going with Kosuke Fukudome batting third, Derrek Lee fourth and Aramis Ramirez fifth, according to MLB.com. "I've been thinking about our lineup and what makes sense and what we can try," Piniella said. "Let me warn you, it's only Feb. 22, so there's plenty of time to adjust this thing." Most pundits believe Fukudome would be an ideal number two hitter with his ability to get on base. However, most also expect his power to partially be left in Japan meaning he would be the most logical of this group to hit in the third spot in the lineup. |
| February 16, 2008 The Cubs could use Kosuke Fukudome anywhere from second to sixth in the batting order, but he is tentatively slated to hit fifth, the Chicago Tribune reports. |
| February 15, 2008 Kosuke Fukudome is capable of playing center field, but manager Lou Pinella plans on sticking the Japanese import in right and leaving him there. "I think we'll put him in right, put [Alfonso] Soriano in left and we'll figure out what we do in center," Pinella told the Chicago Tribune. |