| Mikio Kudō | |
| Position: | Pitcher/Outfielder |
| Birth Date: | 30 September 1960 |
| Birth Place: | Honjō, Akita |
| Death Place: | Akita, Akita |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | NPB |
| Debutdate: | April 12 |
| Debutyear: | 1979 |
| Debutteam: | Nippon Ham Fighters |
| Finaldate: | April 12 |
| Finalyear: | 1984 |
| Finalteam: | Hippon Ham Fighters |
| Statleague: | NPB |
| Stat1value: | 30–22 |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat2value: | 3.74 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 160 |
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was a Japanese professional baseball pitcher. He played five seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball, all for the Nippon Ham Fighters.[1] He was selected out of Akita Prefectural Honjō High School as the second overall pick in the 1978 NPB draft,[2] and made his professional debut that season, becoming the fastest player to ever make his Japanese professional debut. He went 20-4, leading the league in wins in 1982.[3] He died of liver failure in Akita, Akita on May 13, 2016, at the age of 55.[4]
He ran a sports goods store named "Kudo Sports"(39.7311°N 140.1443°W) in Tegatayama Nakamachi, Akita City, and after his death, his widow Michiyo[5] [6] has taken charge of this shop. Official gym clothes of Hiroomote Elementary School, Sakura Junior High and Joto Junior High are available here.[7] [8]