Kosuke Fukudome

Kosuke Fukudome is a rising star in baseball and has reached a preliminary deal with the Chicago Cubs.

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The resurgence of Kosuke Fukudome

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Cubs center fielder Kosuke Fukudome is quietly putting together a very solid year. As May is closing out tomorrow, his .311 batting average and .441 on-base percentage illustrate the rebound he is making from a horrible second half of 2008. Kosuke is hanging in better on pitches, getting plenty of walks, but most importantly he is driving the ball consistently. Fukudome is tied for second on the team in both doubles and home runs. This is all in stark contrast to the player that road his average down 100 points from May 1-Sept 30 last season to finish 2008 with a .257 average. The ... Read Full Story

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Kosuke Fukudome Breaks Out

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Last night in Houston, Kosuke Fukudome broke out in a big, big way. He went 4 for 5 plus a walk, including a double and a homer. Offensively this was his best game as a Cub, having last had a 3-hit game on August 25, 2008 and his only other 4-hit game last May 1st. Kosuke has looked consistently overmatched in every venue (regular season, playoffs, WBC, spring training) since about June 1st last year. Having a game like he had last night has got to be such a relief, such a release of pressure for him that I hope he will now snap ... Read Full Story

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Fukudome Joins Cubbies

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Just days after the news of Kosuke Fukudome 's plans of coming to the big leagues, the Chicago Cubs have landed the Japanese sensation. The 30-year-old outfielder has agreed to a four-year, $48 million contract, subject to a passed physical. Before he underwent surgery on his throwing elbow in August, leaving him out of the Japan Series, he had hit 192 homers with a .305 batting average over nine seasons with the Chunichi Dragons . Fukudome was the 2006 Central League MVP, hitting .351 with 31 homers and 104 RBIs. He is expected to patrol right field in the absence of outfielder Jacque Jones ... Read Full Story

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Piniella outraged by ESPN criticism

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ESPN baseball analyst Steve Phillips might want to steer clear of Lou Piniella when the Cubs play Milwaukee on an April 12 ESPN telecast. Piniella was fuming over a remark Phillips made recently on Chet Coppock's WMVP-AM 1000 radio show. Asked about Kosuke Fukudome's rookie season, Phillips criticized Piniella's handling of the Japanese outfielder. "My view is Lou doesn't have a great deal of patience for assimilation into culture, assimilation into the team," Phillips said. "He is just not the most patient guy around, and he tends to verbalize his frustrations in an angry way. I think that may have affected Fukudome a little ... Read Full Story

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Fukudome Hits It Hard

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I saw Fukudome hit a home run. Wow! That guy can hit it real good! He hits it hard, and the ball landed on the second balcony over at Miller Park. And the Cubs fans were chanting Fuk-u-do-me over and over again. Awesome! Cubs did well with last week’s four game series against the Brewers. I watched the fourth game (all of it.) I didn’t watch the first three games, I might have caught a glimpse of it when I walked by the other TV that was blaring on in my house since there are other people in my house that are Brewers fan. ... Read Full Story

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2009 Recap: Kosuke Fukudome

Before applying our palms to our faces about how the Cubs owe Kosuke Fukudome $13 million next year (and $13.5 million the year after that!), let's pause and reflect on his 2009 performance. With the bat in his hand, there's one thing Kosuke can do extremely well: the guy knows how to take a pitch. In 2009, Kosuke only swung at 17.8% of the pitches he saw outside the strike zone (compared to a league average of 25.1%). That ability got him...

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2010 Chicago Cubs Profile: Kosuke Fukudome

On the evening of March 31, 2008, Kosuke Fukudome was the toast of the Chicago baseball world. The Cubs stood at 0-1 after a heart-breaking loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. Fukudome, however, had overwhelmed in his American debut: he went three-for-three, with a walk, a double, and a game-tying three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning. One game into his four-year, $48 million contract, Fukudome seemed poised to become a star. The 323...

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How Kosuke Fukudome Spends His Offseason

How Kosuke Fukudome Spends His Offseason It involves hot springs and sushi. And get your mind out of the gutter.

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Chicago Cubs Sign Marlon Byrd

The Chicago Cubs signed former Texas Rangers' outfielder Marlon Byrd to a three-year contract worth $15 million. Byrd will join Alfonso Soriano and Kosuke Fukudome in the Cubs' outfield.Contributor: Robert VascoPublished: Jan 04, 2010

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2010 Chicago Cubs Profile: Randy Wells

Like Kosuke Fukudome in 2008, Randy Wells brought the Cubs a sixth-place finish in National League Rookie of the Year voting in 2009. Wells blew away expectations, winning 12 games and posting a sparkling 3.05 ERA in 27 starts. Without him, Chicago likely would not even have managed the 83 wins they achieved. Wells is interesting, though, because he does not excel at any one thing. Yes, he gets right-handed batters out with excellent aplomb...

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Fantasy Sleeper: Chicago Cubs Outfielder Xavier Nady

The Cubs recently signed outfielder Xavier Nady to serve as their 4th outfielder behind Alfonso Soriano, Marlon Byrd and Kosuke Fukudome. Soriano always seems to be injured and Byrd is coming off a career year which I don't think he can repeat, and Fukudome goes through horrible slumps. With that said, I think Nady can get 400+ at bats in 2010, with a chance at starting should manager Lou Piniella sour on either Byrd or Fukudome. Nady missed...

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Fukudome heads for hot springs, sushi

Kosuke Fukudome now has played two full seasons in the Major Leagues with the Cubs, and finished the 2009 season with nearly identical stats to those from his first season, batting .259 with 11 homers...

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