Norihiro Komada

Norihiro Komada (駒田 徳広, born September 14, 1962, in Shiki District, Nara, Japan) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball infielder.

Batting average.289

Home runs195

Hits2,006

Quick facts NPB debut, Last NPB appearance ...

Norihiro Komada
First baseman / Coach
Born: (1962-09-14) September 14, 1962 (age 64) Shiki District, Nara, Japan
Batted: Left Threw: Left
NPB debut
April 10, 1983, for the Yomiuri Giants
Last NPB appearance
October 10, 2000, for the Yokohama BayStars
NPB statistics
Batting average	.289
Home runs	195
Hits	2,006
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
As player Yomiuri Giants (1981–1993) Yokohama BayStars (1994–2000) As coach Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2005) Yokohama BayStars (2009) Yomiuri Giants (2022–2025) As manager Kōchi Fighting Dogs (2016–2019)
Career highlights and awards
6× NPB All-Star (1990–1992, 1995, 1997–1998) Best Nine Award (1998) 10× Mitsui Golden Glove Award (1989–1991, 1993–1999) 2× NPB All-Star Game MVP (1992 Game 3) 2× Japan Series champion (1989, 1998) Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award (1989)

Close

On April 10, 1983, making his major league debut, Komada hit a grand slam off Kazuhiko Migita of the Taiyo Whales. He is the first and currently only NPB player to hit a grand slam in their first career at-bat. Known as "Mr. Grand Slam", he went on to hit 13 grand slams as a player.^[1] He is one of 56 members of the 2,000 hit club.^[2]