title: Yuya Kubo (baseball)
text: # Yuya Kubo (baseball)
  
  Yuya Kubo (久保 裕也, Kubo Yûya, born May 23, 1980 in Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher who is currently a pitching coach for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has played in NPB for the Yomiuri Giants, Yokohama DeNA BayStars and Eagles.
  
  ## Career
  
  Kubo selected Yomiuri Giants in the 2002 NPB draft [jp].
  
  On March 28, 2003, Kubo made his NPB debut.
  
  On November 7, 2020, Kubo announced his retirement, and held press conference.
  
  