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Hiroki Kuroda
New York Yankees — No. 18
Starting pitcher
Born: (1975-02-10) February 10, 1975 (age 38) Osaka, Japan
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Professional debut
NPB: April 25, 1997 for the Hiroshima Carp
MLB: April 4, 2008 for the Los Angeles Dodgers
NPB statistics
Win–loss record	103–89
Earned run average	3.48
Strikeouts	1,257
MLB statistics (through May 17, 2013)
Win-loss record	63–59
Earned run average	3.33
Strikeouts	729
Teams
Hiroshima Toyo Carp (1997–2007) (NPB) Los Angeles Dodgers (2008–2011) New York Yankees (2012–present)
Career highlights and awards
NPB NPB Win Champion (2005) Best Nine Award (2005) NPB Golden Glove Award (2005) NPB ERA Champion (2006) NPB Speed-up Award (2006) Japan National team Olympic Bronze Medal (2004)

Hiroki Kuroda (黒田 博樹, Kuroda Hiroki, born February 10, 1975) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He pitched in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp from 1997 through 2007 before playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers of MLB from 2008 through 2011.

In NPB, Kuroda won the Best Nine Award in 2005 and was NPB ERA Champion in 2006. He also won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics with the Japanese national baseball team.