Hideaki Wakui

Hideaki Wakui
Wakui with the Chunichi Dragons in 2023
Chunichi Dragons – No. 20
Starting pitcher
Born: (1986-06-21) June 21, 1986 (age 38) Matsudo, Chiba, Japan
Bats: Right Throws: Right
NPB debut
March 29, 2005, for the Seibu Lions
NPB statistics (through 2023 season)
Win–loss record	159-156
Earned run average	3.59
Strikeouts	1,998
Holds	16
Saves	37
Teams
Seibu Lions / Saitama Seibu Lions (2005–2013) Chiba Lotte Marines (2014–2019) Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2020-2022) Chunichi Dragons (2023-present)
Career highlights and awards
Eiji Sawamura Award (2009) Pacific League Climax Series MVP (2008) 3× Pacific League wins leader (2007, 2009, 2015) Japan Series champion (2008) 4× Pacific League Mitsui Golden Glove Award (2009–2010, 2015-2016) 6× NPB All-Star (2006–2007, 2009–2010, 2015-2016)
Medals Representing  Japan Men's Baseball World Baseball Classic 2009 Los Angeles Team Asian Baseball Championship 2007 Taichung Team

Hideaki Wakui (涌井 秀章, Wakui Hideaki, born June 21, 1986) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Seibu Lions / Saitama Seibu Lions, Chiba Lotte Marines and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.

Wakui pitched for the Japanese national team in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2009 World Baseball Classic.^[1][2]

His wife is a Japanese model Moe Oshikiri.