Kento Kumabara
PositionPitcher
BatsLeft
ThrowsRight
Birth dateOctober 19, 1993 (age 33)
Birth placeKakuda, Miyagi, Japan
DebutleagueNPB
DebutdateMay 3
Debutyear2016
DebutteamYokohama DeNA BayStars
FinaldateJune 12
Finalyear2019
FinalteamTohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
FinalleagueNPB
StatleagueNPB
Stat1labelWin–loss record
Stat1value4–2
Stat2labelEarned run average
Stat2value5.16
Stat3labelStrikeouts
Stat3value45
Teams

Kento Kumabara (熊原 健人, Kumabara Kento) 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.

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.

References

  1. ^ "横浜DeNAベイスターズ 選択選手一覧" (in Japanese). NPB.jp 日本野球機構. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "2020年度 自由契約選手" (in Japanese). NPB.jp 日本野球機構. Retrieved January 9, 2021.