Yuya Kubo (baseball)

Yuya Kubo (久保 裕也, Kubo Yûya, born May 23, 1980 in Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher who is currently the pitching coach for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

He played in NPB for the Yomiuri Giants, Yokohama DeNA BayStars, and Golden Eagles.

Kubo selected Yomiuri Giants in the 2002 NPB draft [jp].

On November 7, 2020, Kubo announced his retirement,[2] and held press conference.

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