title: Makoto Matsubara
text: # Makoto Matsubara
  
  Makoto Matsubara (born January 13, 1944) is a Japanese former professional baseball first baseman and third baseman in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played for the Taiyo Whales / Yokohama Taiyo Whales from 1962 to 1980 and the Yomiuri Giants in 1981.
  
  