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: (1982-06-07) June 7, 1982 (age 42)
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 record32-25
Earned Run Average3.78
Strikeouts482
Saves4
Teams
As player

As coach

  • Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2019–present)

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

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  1. ^ "Matsuoka, Kenichi". npb.jp. Nippon Professional Baseball.
  2. ^ "Hawaii Winter Baseball 2007". mlb.com. Major League Baseball.
  3. ^ "2005 Year Draft". japanesebaseball.com.
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