Masao Kida

Masao Kida
Kida in 2012
Pitcher / Manager
Born: (1968-09-12) September 12, 1968 (age 56) Kokubunji, Tokyo, Japan
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
NPB: 1989, for the Yomiuri Giants
MLB: April 5, 1999, for the Detroit Tigers
Last appearance
BCL: September 14, 2014, for the Ishikawa Million Stars
MLB: August 3, 2005, for the Seattle Mariners
NPB statistics (through 2012 season)
Win–loss	73-82
Earned run average	3.91
Strikeouts	1,036
MLB statistics (through 2008 season)
Win–loss	1-1
Earned run average	5.83
Strikeouts	68
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
As player Yomiuri Giants (1989–1997) Orix BlueWave (1998) Detroit Tigers (1999–2000) Orix BlueWave (2000–2001) Los Angeles Dodgers (2003–2004) Seattle Mariners (2004–2005) Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2006–2009) Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2010–2012) Ishikawa Million Stars (2013–2014) As manager Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters farm team (2022–2023) As coach Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2019–2020) Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters farm team (2021)

Masao Kida (木田 優夫, Kida Masao, born September 12, 1968) is a Japanese former baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball from 1999-2000, and 2003-2005. He is currently the manager for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters farm team in Nippon Professional Baseball's Eastern League.