Ken Okamoto | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Birth Date: | 29 October 1992 |
Birth Place: | Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | NPB |
Debutdate: | April 17 |
Debutyear: | 2016 |
Debutteam: | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks |
Statyear: | 2019 season |
Statleague: | NPB |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat1value: | 2-1 |
Stat2label: | ERA |
Stat2value: | 3.42 |
Stat3label: | Holds |
Stat3value: | 1 |
Stat4label: | Saves |
Stat5label: | Strikeouts |
Stat5value: | 41 |
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is a Japanese Professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball.
Okamoto participated in the 3rd grade spring 82nd Japanese High School Baseball Invitational Tournament as an ace pitcher at Kobe International University Attached High School.
In 2013, He won the 39th Japan Corporate Baseball Leaguel Championship as the Nippon Steel Kazusa Magic pitcher and was chosen as a Most valuable player.[1]
On October 24, 2013, Okamoto was drafted by the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in the 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[2]