Katsunori Hirai (平井 克典, Hirai Katsunori, born December 20, 1991) is a professional Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Hirai was selected in the 5th round in the 2016 Nippon Professional Baseball draft. In the 2019 NPB season, Hirai appeared in 81 games, breaking the Pacific League Record for most games pitched, previously held by Kazuhisa Inao.[1]

Katsunori Hirai
Saitama Seibu Lions – No. 25
Pitcher
Born: (1991-12-20) December 20, 1991 (age 32)
Ichinomiya, Aichi, Japan
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
debut
May 27, 2017, for the Saitama Seibu Lions
NPB statistics
(through April 6, 2022)
Win–loss20-15
ERA3.61
Strikeouts274
Teams
Career highlights and awards

References

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  1. ^ "パ最多記録更新!西武・平井が81戦登板". SANSPO.COM(サンスポ) (in Japanese). 2019-09-25. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
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