As Coach Shinichi Kondō (近藤 真市, Kondō Shin'ichi, born September 8, 1968 in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture) is a former Japanese professional baseball pitcher who played for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Kondō had a shortened career due to a consistent arm injury that forced him into early retirement.
[1] On 8 August 1987, Kondō became the first player in Japanese baseball history to throw a no-hitter on debut in a 6-0 victory over the Yomiuri Giants.
[1][2] He is the father of former Dragons outfielder, Hiroki Kondō.
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