Katsunori Hirai
| Katsunori Hirai | |
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| Saitama Seibu Lions – No. 25 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: December 20, 1991 Ichinomiya, Aichi, Japan | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| debut | |
| May 27, 2017, for the Saitama Seibu Lions | |
| NPB statistics (through 2020 season) | |
| Win–Loss | 15-10 |
| Saves | 0 |
| ERA | 3.44 |
| Strikeouts | 215 |
| Holds | 68 |
| Teams | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Katsunori Hirai (平井 克典, Hirai Katsunori, born December 20, 1991 in Ichinomiya, Aichi, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions. Hirai was selected in the 5th round in the 2016 NBP 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]
References[]
- ^ "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.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- NPB.com
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- Baseball people from Aichi Prefecture
- Japanese baseball players
- Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers
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