Ren Kajiya

Ren Kajiya (加治屋 蓮, Kajiya Ren, born November 25, 1991) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.

Ren Kajiya
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 14
pitcher
Born: (1991-11-25) November 25, 1991
Kushima, Miyazaki, Japan
Bats: Right Throws: Right
debut
August 26, 2016, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
NPB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Win–loss record7-4
ERA4.54
Holds37
Saves0
Strikeouts79
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

On October 24, 2013, Kajiya was drafted by the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks first overall pick in the 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[1]

In 2014 -2015 season, he played in the Western League of NPB's minor leagues and played in informal matches against Shikoku Island League Plus's teams.

On August 26, 2016, Kajiya pitched his debut game as a relief pitcher against the Chiba Lotte Marines.[2] In 2016 -2017 season, he pitched in four games.

On July 14, 2018, Kajiya pitched in the 2018 NPB All-Star game.[3] In 2018 season, he pitched in a 72 games as a Setup man, an equal the Hawks's new record.[4] And he finished the regular season with a 4–3 Win–loss record, a 3.38 ERA, a 31 Holds, a 53 strikeouts in 66 2/3 innings. And he pitched in the 2018 Japan Series.

In 2019 season, Kajiya finished the regular season with a 30 Games pitched, a 3–1 Win–loss record, a 6.00 ERA, a 23 strikeouts in 36 innings.

References
  1. "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトＢ１位加治屋 斉藤和巳さん超える". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). October 25, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  2. "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク加治屋がプロ初登板、1回1失点もホッ". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). August 26, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  3. "マイナビオールスターゲーム2018 出場者". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). August 13, 2018.
  4. "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク加治屋　岩崎の穴埋めリーグ最多登板". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). October 9, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2019.


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