Kei Igawa

Kei Igawa
Kei Igawa
	Igawa pitching for the Orix Buffaloes at Hanshin Koshien Stadium
	Pitcher
	Born: July 13, 1979; Ōarai, Ibaraki, Japan
	Batted: Left Threw: Left
Professional debut
	NPB: May 2, 1999, for the Hanshin Tigers
	MLB: April 7, 2007, for the New York Yankees
Last appearance
	MLB: June 27, 2008, for the New York Yankees
	NPB: 2014, for the Orix Buffaloes
NPB statistics
Win–loss record	93–72
Earned run average	3.21
Strikeouts	1279
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	2–4
Earned run average	6.66
Strikeouts	53
Teams
	Hanshin Tigers (1998–2006); New York Yankees (2007–2008); Orix Buffaloes (2012–2014);
Career highlights and awards
	Central League MVP (2003); Eiji Sawamura Award (2003); Best Nine Award (2003); NPB wins leader (2003); NPB ERA leader (2003); 3× NPB strikeout leader (2002, 2004, 2006);

Kei Igawa (井川慶, Igawa Kei, born July 13, 1979) is a former Japanese left-handed pitcher. He played for the Hanshin Tigers and Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He led all pitchers in the Central League for strikeouts in 2002, 2004 and 2006. He also played in the 2006 Major League Baseball Japan All-Star Series. Although he has not announced his retirement, Igawa does not belong to any professional team.

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