Ken Kume

Ken Kume (久米 健)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 165 lb.

• School Kokugakuin University
• High School Nagasaki Nihon University High School

• Born February 11, 1981 in Nagasaki, Nagasaki

Ken Kume has played in Japan's industrial leagues. He was 1 for 5 for the Japanese national team in the 2007 Baseball World Cup as a backup middle infielder for the Bronze Medalists. His one hit helped Japan stave off an upset by the Spanish national team; with a 3-3 tie in the 9th, he singled off Fernando Gutierrez and came home on a Kei Nomoto hit to win the game.