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Kenjirō Kawasaki was born on January 8, 1971 in Saiki, Ōita Prefecture, Japan and is credited as a baseball player, baseball coach and baseball commentator. As of 2026, Kenjirō Kawasaki is 55 years old. The listed height is 182 cm.
My Take
Kenjiro Kawasaki, born in Saiki, Oita in 1971, pitched in Nippon Professional Baseball and then moved into coaching and commentary. Written out flat like that, it's the most ordinary career arc in Japanese baseball. What interests me is the shape of it. With Yakult he won 88 games, 29 of them against the Giants, earning the nickname "Giant killer." Then he signed with Chunichi as a free agent and, plagued by injuries, never won a game for them before retiring in 2004. Someone who has known both the peak and the collapse is worth listening to when he coaches or commentates. I'd rather hear one careful sentence from someone who lived through the transition than an hour of confident noise from someone who only read about it.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kenjirō Kawasaki
- Name (Japanese)
- 川崎憲次郎
- Reading
- かわさき けんじろう
- Born
- January 8, 1971 (age 55)
- Origin
- Saiki, Ōita Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 182 cm
- Occupation
- baseball player / baseball coach / baseball commentator
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Boar
2. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/kenjirohkawasaki/
- Xhttps://x.com/kenjiroh17
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenjiro%20Kawasaki
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B7%9D%E5%B4%8E%E6%86%B2%E6%AC%A1%E9%83%8E
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5366714
3. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Kenjirō Kawasaki born?
Kenjirō Kawasaki was born on January 8, 1971 and is 55 years old.
Where is Kenjirō Kawasaki from?
Kenjirō Kawasaki is from Saiki, Ōita Prefecture, Japan.
What does Kenjirō Kawasaki do?
Kenjirō Kawasaki works as baseball player, baseball coach, baseball commentator.
How tall is Kenjirō Kawasaki?
Kenjirō Kawasaki is 182 cm tall.
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