Takuya Kai

Takuya Kai
Kai with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 19
Catcher
Born: (1992-11-05) November 5, 1992 (age 32)
Ōita, Ōita, Japan
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
NPB debut
June 7, 2014, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
NPB statistics
(through June 7, 2024)
Batting average.220
Home runs59
Runs batted in260
Sacrifice bunt179
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Japan
Summer Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
World Baseball Classic
Gold medal – first place 2023 Miami Team
WBSC Premier12
Gold medal – first place 2019 Tokyo Team
Asia Professional Baseball Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tokyo Team

Takuya Kai (甲斐 拓也, Kai Takuya, born November 5, 1992) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).