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
Kawai with the Chunichi Dragons
Pitcher
Born: (1980-06-17) 17 June 1980 (age 44)
Kitasaku District, Nagano, Japan
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
debut
April 20, 2005, for the Chunichi Dragons
NPB statistics
(through 2016)
Win-Loss28-31
ERA3.44
Strikeouts247
Teams
Career highlights and awards

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

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  1. ^ "【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.
  2. ^ "【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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