Hirokazu Ibata, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Hirokazu Ibata

baseball player

Date of Birth: 12-May-1975

Place of Birth: Kawasaki-ku, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Hirokazu Ibata (Japanese:?? ??, born May 12, 1975 in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan) was a Japanese professional baseball player in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
He played second base for the Yomiuri Giants and short stop for the Chunichi Dragons but is able to play at other positions. After retiring at the end of the 2015 season, Ibata took up new Giants' manager, Yoshinobu Takahashi's invitation to join his coaching staff.