Fukudome hits 200th career homer in Cubs win

Friday 01st August, 05:01 PM JST

Milwaukee, Wisconsin —

Kosuke Fukudome hit his 200th career homer in going 2-for-4 to help the Chicago Cubs take an 11-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday. Fukudome, who had 192 homers over nine seasons in Japan before joining the Cubs, hit the eighth homer of his rookie year in the major leagues with a two-run shot off David Riske with two outs in the eighth inning.

In other games, Ichiro Suzuki tripled and doubled in a 2-for-5 outing as the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 8-5.

4 Comments

helloklitty at 09:35 PM JST - 1st August

What a joke that he made the all-star team.

Let's see 8 homers through 2/3 of the season means he'll hit about 12 this year. After averaging, what, 20/year, in Japan? Is it fair to say that Japanese players coming to the U.S. will hit about 60% as many homers as they did in the Japan League? Matsui never came close to 40 let alone the 55 he hit in his best season in Japan.

If you say he has 200 homers, that means he is not a rookie, right, and can't be eligible for rookie of the year. Sounds about right.
some14some at 10:47 PM JST - 1st August

helloklitty: you are absolutely right and that is the reason nobody likes to comment on MLB media reports here.
Blue_Tiger at 11:20 PM JST - 1st August

Fukudome is an Ichiro wannabee....
helloklitty at 05:54 AM JST - 2nd August

Japanese are fine role players, but bring us more Cubans, please. We want excitement.