Hippocrates was a baseball player.
Hippocrates of Kos ( [ hɪˈpɒkrəˌtiːz ] Ἱπποκράτης Hippokrátēs ; 460 -- 370 BC ) , also known as Hippocrates II , was a Greek physician of the Age of Pericles ( Classical Greece ) , and is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine . ( born January 9 , 1991 in Fukuoka ) is a Japanese professional baseball player who last played for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan 's Nippon Professional Baseball . The Southern Conference Baseball Player of the Year is a baseball award given to the Southern Conference 's most outstanding player .