Daisuke Yamai
Daisuke Yamai (山井 大介, Yamai Daisuke, born May 10, 1978 in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher with the Chunichi Dragons. He is most noted for his combined perfect game with Hitoki Iwase in the 2007 Japan Series to clinch the title for the Dragons for the first time since 1954.
| Daisuke Yamai 山井 大介 | |||
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 Yamai with the Chunichi Dragons | |||
| Chunichi Dragons – No. 29 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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| NPB debut | |||
| April 27, 2002, for the Chunichi Dragons | |||
| Career statistics (through 2019) | |||
| Win-Loss | 62-70 | ||
| ERA | 3.72 | ||
| Strikeouts | 861 | ||
| Saves | 20 | ||
| Holds | 32 | ||
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| Career highlights and awards | |||
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Career
In the 2007 Nippon Series, he threw eight innings of a combined perfect game with Hitoki Iwase to decide the series against the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.[1]
On 29 June 2013, Yamai threw the 88th no-hitter in NPB history against the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in a 9-0 win.[2]
References
- "Chunichi Dragons win Series with perfect game". New York Times. 1 November 2007. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- "Dragons' Yamai tosses no-hitter against BayStars". Japan Times. 29 June 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
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