Ken Okamoto
Japanese baseball player
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| Intro | Japanese baseball player | ||||
| Places | Japan | ||||
| is | Athlete Baseball player | ||||
| Work field | Sports | ||||
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| Birth | 29 October 1992, Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan | ||||
| Age | 32 years | ||||
| Star sign | Scorpio | ||||
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Biography
Ken Okamoto (岡本 健, Okamoto Ken, born October 29, 1992 in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture) is a Japanese Professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball.
Early Baseball career
Okamoto participated in the 3rd grade spring 82th 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.
Professional career
On October 24, 2013, Okamoto was drafted by the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in the 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.