Kenta Kurihara, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Kenta Kurihara

baseball player

Date of Birth: 08-Jan-1982

Place of Birth: Tendō, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Kenta Kurihara (?? ??, Kurihara Kenta, born January 8, 1982 in Tendo, Yamagata, Japan) is a batting coach for the Chunichi Dragons.
The Carp's main cleanup hitter during the early 2000s, Kurihara blossomed into one of the most feared power threats in the Central League.
He played in the 2009 World Baseball Classic as an emergency replacement for Shuichi Murata, who suffered an injury in the second round of the tournament.