Masaaki Koike

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Masaaki Koike
Yokohama DeNA BayStars – No. 71
Outfielder / Coach
Born: (1980-05-15) May 15, 1980 (age 43)
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
NPB debut
April 20, 2001, for the Yokohama BayStars
Last NPB appearance
October 8, 2013, for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars
NPB statistics
(through 2013)
Batting average.243
Hits415
Home runs55
RBI189
Stolen bases6
Teams
As player

As coach

  • Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2014–present)

Masaaki Koike (小池 正晃, Koike Masaaki, born April 20, 1980 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player.

Koike played outfield and infield for the Chunichi Dragons (2008–2011) and for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2012–2013). Koike announced his retirement on October 1, 2013 and his final at-bat, hit a home run.

In 2014, the Yokohama DeNA BayStars hired Koike as first team batting coach.

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