Yudai Kawai
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.
Yudai Kawai | |||
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Kawai with the Chunichi Dragons | |||
Pitcher | |||
Born: Kitasaku District, Nagano, Japan | 17 June 1980|||
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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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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
- "【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.
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