Kyohei Muranaka

Kyohei Muranaka (村中 恭兵, Muranaka Kyōhei, born October 25, 1987 in Aikō, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Auckland Tuatara of the Australian Baseball League (ABL). He previously played for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of the Nippon Professional Baseball(NPB).

Kyohei Muranaka
Auckland Tuatara
Pitcher
Born: (1987-10-25) October 25, 1987
Aikō District, Kanagawa, Japan
Bats: Left Throws: Left
debut
October 14, 2006, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
NPB statistics
(through 2018 season)
Win–Loss46–55
ERA4.30
Strikeouts600
Teams

Career

Tokyo Yakult Swallows selected him with the 1st selection in the 2005 NPB draft.[1]

On December 2, 2019, he become free agent.[2] On December 4, 2019, Muranaka joined for the Auckland Tuatara for the Australian Baseball League (ABL).[3] In nine regular season appearances for the Tuatara, he started five games, going 2-2 with a 2.73 ERA over 29⅔ innings.

References

  1. "ヤクルトスワローズ 選択選手一覧". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  2. "2019年度 自由契約選手". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  3. "JAPANESE STAR JOINS TUATARA FOR CAVALRY SERIES". ABL.com. December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.


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