Kei Igawa

Kei Igawa
Igawa pitching for the Orix Buffaloes at Hanshin Koshien Stadium
Pitcher
Born: (1979-07-13) July 13, 1979 (age 45) 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.