Ken Kadokura


Ken Kadokura is a retired Japanese professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball 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.