Mikio Kudō, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mikio Kudō

Japanese baseball player

Date of Birth: 30-Sep-1960

Place of Birth: Honjō, Akita Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 13-May-2016

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Mikio Kudo (????, Kudo Mikio, September 30, 1960 – May 13, 2016) was a Japanese professional baseball pitcher.
He played five seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball, all for the Nippon Ham Fighters.
He was selected out of Akita Prefectural Honjo High School as the second overall pick in the 1978 NPB draft, and made his professional debut that season, becoming the fastest player to ever make his Japanese professional debut.
He died of liver failure in Akita, Akita on May 13, 2016, at the age of 55.