Born on April 25, 1980 in Tokyo, Japan, Kazuhito Tadano played for the Cleveland Indians for his entire 2 year career. Tadano broke into the bigs on April 27, 2004 with the Cleveland Indians, and put up a 4.65 ERA in 50.1 innings pitched in 2004, his rookie year.
Tadano had been a highly regarded pitcher coming out of Rikkyo University and was expected to be a high draft pick in the Nippon Professional Baseball draft in 2002. However, before the draft, it became known that Tadano had starred in a gay pornographic video when he was a sophomore [1].
On Tuesday, April 42006, Tadano was traded to the Oakland Athletics for outfielder Ramon Alvarado. So far, the Athletics have not put him on their major league roster.
Tadano is currently pitching with the Sacramento River Cats (Oakland's AAA organization).
Statistics[]
Pitching Stats[]
Year
Team
G
GS
W
L
ERA
K
R
ER
CG
SHO
SV
IP
H
HR
BB
IB
WP
HBP
2004
CLE
A
14
4
1
1
4.65
39
30
26
0
0
0
50.1
55
6
18
0
2
3
2005
CLE
A
1
0
0
0
2.25
1
1
1
0
0
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
Total
15
4
1
1
4.47
40
31
27
0
0
0
54.1
59
6
18
0
2
3
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
2004
CLE
A
P
14
4
50.1
3
6
0
0
0
0
4
1
0
1.000
2005
CLE
A
P
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
.000
Total
P
15
4
54.1
3
6
0
0
0
0
5
1
0
1.000
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
2004
CLE
A
14
3
1
1
0
0
.333
.333
.333
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2005
CLE
A
1
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
15
3
1
1
0
0
.333
.333
.333
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Transactions[]
Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Cleveland Indians (March 8, 2003).
Traded by Cleveland Indians to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Ramon Alvarado (April 4, 2006).