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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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 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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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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7/3:Cubs vs Brewers Jeff Suppan is thrown out by Kosuke Fukudome in the...

7/3:Cubs vs Brewers Jeff Suppan is thrown out by Kosuke Fukudome in the seventh inning of the Cubs 2-1 win. Or as Kenny Powers would put it, "You're %@$@#!! out!!" Damen Jackson (Cubbie Nation)

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Cubs' Fukudome working to lose whirly-birdy swing

CHICAGO--The Chicago Cubs were happy to say so long to June. So was Kosuke Fukudome. The Cubs were 11-14 in June, their first losing month since August of 2007. And Fukudome batted just .169 with...

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Fukudome turnaround turning heads

Kosuke Fukudome finished last season on the Cubs bench. Today, he's the teams only .300 hitter and Lou Piniella's regular No. 3 hitter. Whether Fukudome sustains his performance this time around is starting to look more critical to the team's ability to compete than it did last year.

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Cubs trying to get Fukudome on track

DETROIT -- In mid-May, Kosuke Fukudome's hitting coach Kyosuke Sasaki was at Wrigley Field to work with his pupil. Lou Piniella is eager to have Sasaki return in mid-July to get the Cubs outfielder ba...

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Cubs staying afloat, thanks to Fukudome

By the middle of last season, Kosuke Fukudome was the only Cubs hitter in a steady, lengthy slump. By the time the season ended, the Cubs were the top offensive team in the National League, and Fukudome was their biggest disappointment -- a $48 million Japanese All-Star relegated to September bench player.

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Cubs 6, Indians 5

Chicago Cubs' Kosuke Fukudome, top, of Japan, looks a first base after Cleveland Indians shortstop Luis Valbuena misses the catch during the 13th inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Saturday, June 20, 2009. The Cubs won 6-5. Chicago Cubs' Andres ...

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$36,500,000 Worth of Outfield

The Cubs starting outfield of Alfonso Soriano, Kosuke Fukudome and Milton Bradley has been pretty bad from the offensive side of the ledger. Here's how bad: Player Games GS AB Runs Hits 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB HBP K SB CS SH SF GDP BA OBA SPct OPS Alfonso Soriano 58 58 249 40 57 14 0 14 27 22 4 2 66 6 2 0 1 2 0.229 0.296 0.454 0.750 Kosuke Fukudome 53 47 177 30 47 12 1 5 22 37 1 2 42 4...

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