Ken Miyamoto

Ken Miyamoto (宮本 賢)

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 5' 9", Weight 171 lb.

• School Waseda University
• High School Kanzei High School

• Born July 18, 1984 in Okayama, Okayama Japan

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Biographical Information

Ken Miyamoto won 2 Best Nines and an ERA title in the Tokyo Big6 Baseball League, and he represented Japan in the 2006 World University Baseball Championship. The Nippon Ham Fighters selected him in the first round of the 2006 NPB draft. He spent his first season in the NPB Farm Leagues, and he recorded a 0.31 ERA in 16 appearances for the West Oahu CaneFires in the winter. Miyamoto then had a 5.40 ERA in 9 games in 2008, and his ERA was 3.07 in 12 appearances in 2009. He only pitched one more game with the big club after that season, and he announced his retirement in 2012. He was arrested for rape in 2013, and he was sentenced to 5 years.

Sources

• Wiki Japan