Yudai Kawai
Appearance
Yudai Kawai | |
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![]() Kawai with the Chunichi Dragons | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Kitasaku District, Nagano, Japan | 17 June 1980|
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
debut | |
April 20, 2005, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
NPB statistics (through 2016) | |
Win-Loss | 28-31 |
ERA | 3.44 |
Strikeouts | 247 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Yudai Kawai (川井 雄太, Kawai Yudai, born June 17, 1980 in Kitasaku District, Nagano, Japan) is a retired professional Japanese baseball player. He played pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons.
Kawai announced his retirement on 23 September 2016,[1] and played his final game for the Dragons against the Hanshin Tigers at Nagoya Dome pitching 5 straight deliveries in a row to retire the pinch hitting Shunsuke Fujikawa.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "【中日】雄太、引退を発表!09年に球団記録開幕11連勝「サンデー川井」(Yudai retirement announcement! The man who recorded 11 wins in a row from starting day in 2009, "Sunday Kawai")" (in Japanese). Sports Hochi. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ "【中日】引退登板・雄太、すべて直球の5球でお別れ (Chunichi: Retiring Yudai parts with 5 straight balls in a row)" (in Japanese). Sports Hochi. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- NPB.com