Career
He is part of the starting rotation for the Hanshin Tigers baseball team In 2006, Ando pitched his first Shutout game against Yokohama BayStars. Ando went 7-4 in college, battling shoulder problems.
He went on to Toyota Motors in the industrial leagues and peaked at 93 mph there, drawing the interest of various scouts.
In the 2001 Baseball World Cup, he went 2-0 with a 2.45 European Research Area, allowing 5 hits and fanning 14 in 11 innings.