Takashi Kamoshida

Takashi Kamoshida (鴨志田 貴司)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 202 lb.

• High School Mito Keimei High School

• Born December 29, 1983 in Kuji-gun, Ibaraki Japan

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Biographical Information

Tadashi Kamoshida has pitched in Nippon Pro Baseball.

Kamoshida was picked by the Yomiuri Giants in the third round of the 2001 NPB draft. He debuted on September 29 the next year and threw three shutout innings in 2002, with one save. He was 0-2 with 13 runs in 10 innings in 2003. He gave up one run in two innings in 2004 and was 0-1 and surrendered four runs in seven innings in 2005. His ERA was 6.08 ERA in 13 relief outings in 2006.

That off-season, he was dealt with Masahiro Nagata to the Orix Buffaloes in exchange for Yoshitomo Tani. He did not pitch for Orix in 2007 and was awful in his lone 2008 outing (5 BB, 2 H, 3 R in 1 2/3 IP, 0-1). He allowed 15 hits, 7 walks and 9 runs in 8 innings in 2009. He was part of a historic note on June 14, 2009. He entered after Orix pitchers had allowed hits to nine straight Yakult Swallows in an interleague game. Coming in relief, he walked Norichika Aoki then gave up an Aaron Guiel grand slam. PH Yasushi Iihara doubled for the 11th hit in 11 at-bats, a new NPB record. Kamoshida ended the run by retiring Shinya Miyamoto.

alks Aoki, then gives up a grand slam to Guiel. Yasushi Iihara pinch-hits for Matsumoto and doubles to run the streak to 11 before Kamoshida retires Miyamoto.

Kamoshida was timed at a peak of 94 mph, but that was back in college. After 41 NPB games, he was 0-4 with a 7.80 ERA, 64 hits and 32 walks in 45 innings.

Primary Source: Japan Baseball Daily by Gary Garland