Ken Okamoto
{{short description|Japanese baseball player}}
{{Infobox NPB player
| name = Ken Okamoto
| image = Okamotoken.jpg
| image_size = 280
| caption = Okamoto with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
| position = Pitcher
| team =
| number =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|10|29}}
|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
| stat4value =
| stat5label = Strikeouts
| stat5value = 41
| teams =
- Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ({{npby|2014}}–{{npby|2019}})
| awards =
- 2× Japan Series Champion (2017, 2018)
|medaltemplates=
}}
{{Nihongo|Ken Okamoto|岡本 健|Okamoto Ken|born October 29, 1992}} 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 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.nikkansports.com/baseball/news/f-bb-tp3-20131107-1215089.html|title=Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトＢドラ３岡本がＭＶＰ／社会人野球|language=ja-JP|work=Nikkan Sports|date=November 7, 2013|accessdate=October 26, 2019}}
Professional career
On October 24, 2013, Okamoto was drafted by the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in the 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.nikkansports.com/baseball/professional/draft/2013/news/f-bb-tp0-20131111-1216975.html|title=Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) 【ソフトＢ】ドラ３岡本「やっと実感が」|language=ja-JP|work=Nikkan Sports|date=November 11, 2013|accessdate=October 26, 2019}}
References
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External links
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- [http://npb.jp/bis/eng/players/51555139.html NPB.jp]
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Category:Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks players
Category:Japanese baseball players
Category:Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers
Category:Baseball people from Hyōgo Prefecture
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