Kazuo Fukumori (#14 - RP)

Full Name: Kazuo Fukumori
Born: Aug 4, 1976 in Miyazaki, Japan
Height: 5'11" Weight: 170
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Personal: Married (Hanae - 1/04), son (Yamato)
Resides: Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
MLB Debut: Mar 31, 2008
Contract Status: Signed through 2010

Team History

• 1995-2003: Yokohama BayStars
• 2004: Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes
• 2005-2007: Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
• 2008- : Texas Rangers (as a free agent on Dec 14, 2007)

Salary History

• 2010: $1.75 Million club option w/ $200,000 buyout
• 2009: $1.4 Million club option w/ $200,000 buyout
• 2008: $1.4 Million

Contract Options

• 2009 option is guaranteed if player spends less than 30 days on major- or minor-league disabled list in 2008
• 2010 option increases based on performance bonuses earned in 2008-09. The bonuses are:
  • either $0.1M each for 35, 40, 45, 50, 55 GF, or
  • $50,000 each for 55, 60 games; $75,000 each for 65, 70 games
• award bonuses: $25,000 each for Gold Glove, LCS MVP; $50,000 each for WS MVP, All Star; $0.1M each for Cy Young ($75,000 for 2nd, $50,000 for 3rd) and Rolaids ($75,000 for 2nd, $50,000 for 3rd)
• perks: $50,000 for interpreter, four business class airline tickets from Japan to the U.S. for Fukumori and his family each year, $3,000 for English classes for Fukumori's wife

Kazuo Fukumori Links

• Bio page on ESPN's site
• Bio page on MLB site
• Bio page on CNN/SI's site
• Bio page on Yahoo Sports' site
• Bio page on CBS Sportsline site
• Bio page on Fox Sports site
• Bio page on Sporting News Canada
• Bio page on baseball-reference.com
• Bio page on japanesebaseball.com
• Wikipedia Page