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| Name | Team | Age |
| Tsutomu Kadota | Retired (2009, Age 36) | 55 |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 4, Pick 54 (2002) |
SS | B/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Bobby Doerr League | 0 | 6 years (23 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 4/5/1973 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (2B) | Alt Pos (3B) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (55.3 %) | (9.7 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | +/- | RF
|
FPCT |
| 2003 | SS | KC | 19 | 8 | 85.0 | 48 | 15 | 32 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4.98 | .979 |
| 2004 | SS | KC | 101 | 91 | 831.0 | 442 | 155 | 284 | 3 | 49 | +8 | 4.75 | .993 |
| 2005 | 3B | KC | 1 | 1 | 13.33 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 1.000 |
| SS | KC | 83 | 82 | 716.33 | 404 | 135 | 257 | 12 | 43 | +1 | 4.93 | .970 | |
| 2006 | SS | KC | 89 | 89 | 790.0 | 434 | 134 | 289 | 11 | 60 | +5 | 4.82 | .975 |
| 2007 | SS | KC | 115 | 115 | 1028.33 | 527 | 171 | 344 | 12 | 63 | +8 | 4.51 | .977 |
| 2008 | 2B | KC | 3 | 3 | 28.0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4.18 | 1.000 |
| 3B | KC | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.12 | .800 | |
| SS | KC | 80 | 71 | 632.33 | 349 | 96 | 246 | 7 | 47 | +5 | 4.87 | .980 | |
| 2009 | 2B | KC | 5 | 5 | 42.0 | 25 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5.14 | .960 |
| SS | KC | 22 | 14 | 136.33 | 70 | 24 | 46 | 0 | 8 | -3 | 4.62 | 1.000 | |
| Pos Total | 2B | 8 | 8 | 70.0 | 38 | 14 | 23 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 4.76 | .974 | |
| 3B | 3 | 3 | 30.33 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.67 | .900 | ||
| SS | 509 | 470 | 4219.32 | 2274 | 730 | 1498 | 46 | 277 | +24 | 4.75 | .980 | ||
| Total | 520 | 481 | 4319.65 | 2322 | 747 | 1527 | 48 | 279 | +26 | 4.74 | .979 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 2009-11-01 | Tsutomu Kadota has retired from the Kansas City Royals |
| 2007-09-11 | Tsutomu Kadota of the Kansas City Royals is injured and is expected to be out 21 days. |
| 2007-04-10 | The Kansas City Royals have placed Tsutomu Kadota on the trade block. |
| 2004-05-05 | The Kansas City Royals have promoted Quilvio Zitzmann to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Tsutomu Kadota to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have designated Brian Simmons for assignment. The Kansas City Royals have designated Jim Smith for assignment. |
| 2003-05-31 | The Kansas City Royals have designated Tsutomu Kadota for assignment. |
| 2003-03-25 | The Kansas City Royals have promoted Clete Schoonmaker to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Paul Hooper to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Bubba McDaniel to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Tsutomu Kadota to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have sent Joe Higgins to the minors. The Kansas City Royals have designated Al Miller for assignment. |
| 2002-04-26 | The Kansas City Royals have acquired Tsutomu Kadota from the waiver wire. |
| 2002-04-01 | The Minnesota Twins have waived Tsutomu Kadota. |
| 2001-03-25 | Trade #1895764 has been completed between the Colorado Space Ghosts and the Minnesota Twins. The Minnesota Twins receive Ronn Moreno, Draft Pick 2003 Round 3 KC (Marty Cruz), Draft Pick 2002 Round 4 COL (Tsutomu Kadota), Draft Pick 2003 Round 3 COL (Aurelio Brideweser), Draft Pick 2001 Round 2 COL (George Bischoff) from the Colorado Space Ghosts in exchange for Jiro Yoshida. |