Kenichi Matsuoka (松岡 健一, Matsuoka Ken'ichi, born June 7, 1982) is a professional Japanese baseball player and coach. He pitched for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows from 2005 through 2018, and has been a pitching coach for the Swallows since the 2019 season.[1]
| Kenichi Matsuoka | |
|---|---|
| Tokyo Yakult Swallows – No. 84 | |
| Pitcher / Coach | |
| Born: June 7, 1982 Tamana, Kumamoto, Japan | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| September 13, 2005, for the Yakult Swallows | |
| Last appearance | |
| October 8, 2018, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows | |
| NPB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 32-25 |
| Earned Run Average | 3.78 |
| Strikeouts | 482 |
| Saves | 4 |
| Teams | |
| As player
As coach
| |
Matsuoka played the one season with the Waikiki BeachBoys of the now defunct Hawaii Winter Baseball league, an MLB off-season developmental league that sought to develop Japanese players much like the Arizona Fall League.[2]
Matsuoka was picked up by the Swallows in 2005 as a pre-round draft pick from Kyushu Tokai University.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Matsuoka, Kenichi". npb.jp. Nippon Professional Baseball.
- ^ "Hawaii Winter Baseball 2007". mlb.com. Major League Baseball.
- ^ "2005 Year Draft". japanesebaseball.com.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- NPB.com
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