*anese baseball player and coachBaseball player

Ken Kadokura (門倉 健, Kadokura Ken, born March 9, 1973) is a retired *anese professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (Chunichi Dragons, Yomiuri Giants), Major League Baseball (Chicago Cubs), and the KBO League. He threw a four-seam fastball, a slider, and a fork ball.

Biography

After 13 years in NPB, Kadokura made his debut in the Korea Baseball Organization with the SK Wyverns in 2009. 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.

Kadokura had gone missing in 2021, but resurfaced after 22 days.

See also

• List of solved missing person cases

References