Kodai Hamaya
| Kodai Hamaya | |
|---|---|
 Hamaya with the Yokohama DeNA Baystars. | |
| El Águila de Veracruz – No. 67 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: February 27, 1993 Totsukawa, Nara Prefecture, Japan | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| NPB debut | |
| September 28, 2014, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | |
| NPB statistics (through 2020 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 3–1 |
| ERA | 7.25 |
| Strikeouts | 45 |
| Teams | |
Kodai Hamaya (濱矢 廣大, Hamaya Kōdai, born February 27, 1993 in Totsukawa, Nara Prefecture) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for El Águila de Veracruz of the Mexican League. He previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
Career[]
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles[]
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles selected Hamaya with the third overall selection in the 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[1] Hamaya spent the majority of the 2014 season with the farm team, posting a 2.83 ERA in 12 games. On September 28, 2014, Hamaya made his NPB debut.
In 2015, Hamaya made 8 appearances for Rakuten, posting a 7.20 ERA with 14 strikeouts in 10.0 innings pitched. The following season, Hamaya struggled to a 10.24 ERA in 13 appearances with the main club. In 2017, Hamaya played in 7 games with the Eagles, pitching to a 5.19 ERA with 8 strikeouts in 8.2 innings. Hamaya spent the majority of the 2018 season with the farm team, and logged a 3.72 ERA with 8 strikeouts in 9.2 innings of work across 7 appearances with the main team.[2]
Yokohama DeNA BayStars[]
On March 26, 2019, Hamaya was traded to the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in exchange for Kento Kumabara.[3] Hamaya spent the majority of the year with Yokohama's farm team, and struggled to a 32.40 ERA in 2 games with the main club. In 2020, Hamaya pitched in 18 games for the BayStars, recording a 3.60 ERA with 18 strikeouts in 25.0 innings of work. On December 2, 2020, he became a free agent.[4]
Ibaraki Astro Planets[]
On February 8, 2021, Hamaya signed with the Ibaraki Astro Planets of the Baseball Challenge League.[5]
El Águila de Veracruz[]
On July 19, 2021, Hamaya’s contract was purchased by El Águila de Veracruz of the Mexican League.[6]
References[]
- ^ "東北楽天ゴールデンイーグルス 選択選手一覧". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ "Kodai Hamaya Japanese, Winter & Mexican Leagues Statistics & History".
- ^ "熊原健人選手と東北楽天ゴールデンイーグルス 濱矢廣大選手のトレードについて ｜ 横浜DeNAベイスターズ".
- ^ "2020年度 自由契約選手". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ "Baseball Mexico". 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Kodai Hamaya llega a El Águila". elaguiladeveracruz.com (in Spanish). Retrieved July 19, 2021.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- NPB stats
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- Baseball people from Nara Prefecture
- Japanese baseball players
- Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers
- Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles players
- Venados de Mazatlán players
- Japanese expatriate baseball players in Mexico
- Yokohama DeNA BayStars players
- El Águila de Veracruz players
- Japanese baseball pitcher stubs