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Ken Kadokura

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Ken Kadokura
門倉健
Starting pitcher/ Pitching Coach
Born: (1973-03-09) March 9, 1973 (age 51)
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–loss78–82
Strikeout1146
Earned run average4.36
KBO statistics
Win–loss record27–17
Earned run average4.03
Strikeouts303
Teams
As Player

As Coach

  • Samsung Lions (2013–2015)
  • Chunichi Dragons (2019–2021)
Career highlights and awards

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.

Biography

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After 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

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References

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  1. ^ Kim, Jason; Kim Seek (October 22, 2009). "Shades of 2007 as momentum shifts to Wyverns". JoongAng Ilbo. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "⚾|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.
  4. ^ "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.