Batted Right Threw Right Earned run average 3.74 Height 1.81 m | Win–loss record 30–22 Strikeouts 160 Weight 75 kg | |
Died 13 May 2016, Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan | ||
Mikio Kudō (工藤幹夫, Kudō Mikio, September 30, 1960 – May 13, 2016) was a Japanese professional baseball pitcher. He played five seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball, all for the Nippon Ham Fighters. He was selected out of Akita Prefectural Honjō High School as the second overall pick in the 1978 NPB draft, and made his professional debut that season, becoming the fastest player to ever make his Japanese professional debut. He died of liver failure in Akita, Akita on May 13, 2016, at the age of 55.
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