Kento Marc Ishida (石田健人マルク, Ishida Kento Maruku, born July 18, 1995) is a Spanish-born Belgian-Japanese professional baseball player who is a free agent.. He has previously played for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball.

Kento Marc Ishida
石田 健人マルク
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1995-07-18) July 18, 1995 (age 29)
Málaga, Spain
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Teams

Ishida was born to a Japanese mother and Belgian (Walloon) father in Spain, but moved to Nagoya, Aichi, Japan when he was 3 months old.[1]

Ishida is a graduate of the Toho High School baseball program where he took over as the ace from future Dragons teammate Taisuke Maruyama. He is also a graduate of Ryukoku University.[2]

On 26 October 2017, Ishida was selected as the 2nd draft pick in the development player round for the Chunichi Dragons at the 2017 NPB Draft and on 7 November signed a development player contract with a ¥2,000,000 moving allowance and a ¥3,000,000 yearly salary.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "中日育成2位 龍谷大・石田は素材魅力のイケメン - プロ野球 : 日刊スポーツ" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  2. ^ "<新時代の旗手>育成2位・投手 石田健人マルク". Chunichi Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  3. ^ "育成2位・石田健人マルク、竜の千賀になる!". Chunichi Sports (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2019-01-16.