Ken Kadokura (門倉 健, Kadokura Ken, born March 9, 1973) is a retired Japanese professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (Chunichi Dragons, Yomiuri Giants) and the KBO League. He threw a four-seam fastball, a slider, and a fork ball.
| Ken Kadokura 門倉健 | |
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| Starting pitcher/ Pitching Coach | |
| Born: March 9, 1973 Iruma, Saitama, Japan | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| NPB: July 26, 1996, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
| KBO: April 18, 2009, for the SK Wyverns | |
| NPB statistics (through 2008) | |
| Win–loss | 78–82 |
| Strikeout | 1146 |
| Earned run average | 4.36 |
| KBO statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 27–17 |
| Earned run average | 4.03 |
| Strikeouts | 303 |
| Teams | |
As Player
As Coach
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Biography
editAfter 13 years in NPB, Kadokura made his debut in the Korea Baseball Organization with the SK Wyverns in 2009.[1] He signed with the Samsung Lions in January 2011.
As of 2019, Kadokura will be serving as a pitching coach for the Chunichi Dragons' second team.
On May 15, 2021, he resigned as a coach.[2]
Kadokura had gone missing in 2021,[3] but resurfaced after 22 days.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Kim, Jason; Kim Seek (October 22, 2009). "Shades of 2007 as momentum shifts to Wyverns". JoongAng Ilbo. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Nikkan Sports baseball news 15日から無断欠席連絡取れず、中日門倉コーチ退団「一身上の都合で」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). May 26, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ "⚾｜中日・門倉健コーチが行方不明 「愛犬家の心優しい彼に何が」と心配相次ぐ – PORTALFIELD News". PORTALFIELD News (in Japanese). 2021-05-26. Archived from the original on 2021-06-28. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
- ^ "失踪中の門倉健氏が昨夜自宅に戻る 妻が報告 うつ病と診断「家族すら経緯を聞けない」". スポーツニッポン. 2021-06-07. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
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