Baseball player
| Yudai Kawai | |
|---|---|
 Kawai with the Chunichi Dragons | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1980-06-17) 17 June 1980 (age 44) Kitasaku District, Nagano, Japan | |
| Bats: LeftThrows: 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, 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.
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.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- NPB.com
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