Tatsuya Ide

As coach Tatsuya Ide (井出 竜也, Ide Tatsuya, born October 1, 1971) is a Japanese former professional baseball Outfielder, and current the first squad outfield defense and base running coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

[1] He previously played for the Nippon-Ham Fighters,Yomiuri Giants, and the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.

[3] Ide played nine seasons with the Fighters, but was traded to Yusaku Iriki in the off-season of 2003 to the Yomiuri Giants.

[4] Ide played 11 seasons, appearing in 1,108 games and a batting average of .253, a 79 home runs, a 828 hits, a RBI of 336, a 105 stolen bases, and a 92 sacrifice bunts.

After his retirement, Ide has been the outfield defense and base running coach of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks since the 2007 season.