Kenichi Matsuoka
Kenichi Matsuoka | |
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Tokyo Yakult Swallows – No. 84 | |
Pitcher / Coach | |
Born: Tamana, Kumamoto, Japan | June 7, 1982|
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
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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]
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