Chikara Onodera

Chikara Onodera is the kind of pitcher who quietly does the hard work while flashier names get the headlines. Born in Saitama and drafted by the hometown Seibu Lions, he carved out a decade in professional baseball as a reliever — not glamorous, but absolutely essential. His 2006 season was the real highlight reel: 29 saves, a tidy ERA under 3, barely a home run allowed all year, and a monthly MVP to show for it. He was part of the Lions' 2004 Japan Series championship squad, which is the sort of thing you carry with you for life. After retiring in 2012 with 59 career saves across stints with Seibu and Yakult, he stayed in the game as a pitching coach — Seibu, Yakult, and now Rakuten. The guy just loves the bullpen, apparently. Not a superstar, but exactly the dependable arm every championship team needs.

Chikara Onodera is a Japanese baseball player born on November 26, 1980, in Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. He stands 188 cm tall. Further biographical details, including his career history and team affiliations, are not publicly disclosed.

Name (English)

Chikara Onodera

Name (Japanese)

小野寺力 (野球)

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Born

November 26, 1980 (age 45)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Monkey

Origin

Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan

Height

188 cm

Occupation

Baseball player

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B0%8F%E9%87%8E%E5%AF%BA%E5%8A%9B%20(%E9%87%8E%E7%90%83)

Tags

• From Saitama Prefecture
• Baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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