Kento Kumabara
Japanese baseball player (born 1993)
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Kento Kumabara (熊原 健人, Kumabara Kento; born October 19, 1993) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles from 2016 to 2020.
| Kento Kumabara | |
|---|---|
Kumabara with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: October 19, 1993 Kakuda, Miyagi, Japan | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| May 3, 2016, for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars | |
| Last NPB appearance | |
| June 12, 2019, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | |
| NPB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 4–2 |
| Earned run average | 5.16 |
| Strikeouts | 45 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Career
Yokohama DeNA BayStars selected Kumabara with the second selection in the 2015 NPB draft.[1]
On May 12, 2019, Kumabara made his NPB debut. On December 2, 2020, Kumabara became a free agent;[2] shortly thereafter, he announced his retirement.