Signed with Bravos de Leon ahead of the 2019 season after playing in Japan from 2005-2017... played for Chiba Ltte from 2005-08, Hanshin from 2009-13 and with Yokohama from 2014-2017... was voted the Pacific League Rookie of the Year in 2005... was voted an NPB All-Star in 2010... came to the U.S. in 2018 and played for the independent Sugar Land Skeeters (Atlantic League) and Gary SouthShore RailCats (American Association)... in 13 seasons in Japan in the NPB, Kubo was 97-86 with a 3.70 ERA in 304 games, including 231 starts... he struck out 1,130 batters and walked 398 in 1,540 1/3 innings... view Kubo's international stats here.
