Yoshinori Hirose
Japanese baseball player and manager (1936–2025)
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Yoshinori Hirose (広瀬 叔功, Hirose Yoshinori; August 27, 1936 – November 2, 2025) was a Japanese professional baseball outfielder in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. In 1999, he was voted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame.[1][2] He ranks second all-time in the NPB for stolen bases, with 596.[3][4] He was also a member of the Meikyukai. Hirose died on November 2, 2025, at the age of 89.[5]
| Yoshinori Hirose 広瀬 叔功 | |
|---|---|
| Outfield | |
| Born: August 27, 1936 Ōno, Hiroshima, Japan | |
| Died: November 2, 2025 (aged 89) | |
| NPB debut | |
| 1956, for the Nankai Hawks | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1977, for the Nankai Hawks | |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .282 |
| Hits | 2,157 |
| Stolen bases | 596 |
| Home runs | 131 |
| Runs batted in | 705 |
| Teams | |
As player
As manager
As coach
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Member of the Japanese | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 1999 |
| Election method | Selection Committee for the Players |