| Hidetaka Kawagoe | |
| Team: | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks |
| Number: | 012 |
| Position: | Pitcher / Coach |
| Birth Date: | 8 June 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | NPB |
| Debutdate: | April 6 |
| Debutyear: | 1999 |
| Debutteam: | Orix BlueWave |
| Finalleague: | NPB |
| Finaldate: | August 23 |
| Finalyear: | 2011 |
| Finalteam: | Chiba Lotte Marines |
| Statyear: | 2011 |
| Statleague: | NPB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 54-76 |
| Stat2label: | Saves |
| Stat2value: | 0 |
| Stat3label: | ERA |
| Stat3value: | 4.10 |
| Stat4label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat4value: | 767 |
| Teams: | As player
As coach
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| Update: | 23 November 2022 |
Hidetaka Kawagoe (川越 英隆, born April 8, 1973), nicknamed "Goe",[1] is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher, and current the fourth squad pitching coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
He previously played for the Orix BlueWave / Orix Buffaloes, and the Chiba Lotte Marines.[2]
Kawagoe went on to Gakuho Ishikawa High School and participated the 63rd Japanese High School Baseball Invitational Tournament, and the 73rd Japanese High School Baseball Championship in his junior year.[2]
He entered Aoyama Gakuin University, but while the team won the Tohto University Baseball League for three years in a row, he was unable to show his performance and pitched in 20 games with a record of 3-2 Win–loss record.[3]
After that, he joined Nissan, and won the Intercity baseball tournament in his third year, winning the Most valuable player.[3]
On November 20, 1998, Kawagoe was drafted second round pick by the Orix BlueWave in the 1998 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[2]
His rookie season in 1999, Kawagoe pitched in 26 games, posting a 11-8 win–loss record with a 2.85 ERA. He gave up the Rookie of the Year Award to Daisuke Matsuzaka, who won 16 games, but won the Pacific League Outstanding Rookie of the Year Award.[2]
He pitched for Orix for 11 seasons, primarily as a starting pitcher, pitched in 265 games and posting a 51-74 win–loss record, and a 14 holds.[2]
On October 3, 2009, the Buffaloes announced that they had released Kawagoe.[4]
On November 25, 2009, Kawagoe signed with Chiba Lotte Marines.[5]
In the 2010 season, he pitched in 15 games and started 4 games, finishing with a recorded 3-2 win–loss record, and an ERA of 7.36.[2]
He played two seasons with the Marines before retiring after the 2011 season.[2]
Kawagoe pitched in 298 games in 13 seasons overall, compiling with a 54-76 win–loss record, a 16 holds, and a 4.10 ERA.[2]
After his retirement, Kawagoe was appointed as the second squad pitching coach of the Chiba Lotte Marines since 2012 season.[2]
He served as the pitching coach for the first and second squad until the 2022 season, but his departure was announced on October 6, 2022.[6] [7]
On November 10, 2023, Kawagoe was appointed as the fourth squad pitching coach of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.[8]