Ken Kadokura

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.

Ken Kadokura
門倉健
Starting pitcher/ Pitching Coach
Born: (1973-03-09) March 9, 1973
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

Biography

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

References
  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. 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.
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