Kei Igawa was born on 1979-07-13.
Kei Igawa is 6 feet 1 inches tall. He weighs 210 pounds. He bats left and throws left.
Kei Igawa debuted on April 7, 2007, playing for the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium II; he played his final game on June 27, 2008, playing for the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium II.
Kei Igawa played in 2 games at pitcher for the New York Yankees in 2008, starting in 1 of them. He played for a total of 12 outs, equivalent to .44 9-inning games. He made no putouts, had one assist, and committed no errors, equivalent to 0 errors per 9-inning game. He had no double plays.
Kei Igawa played in 14 games at pitcher for the New York Yankees in 2007, starting in 12 of them. He played for a total of 203 outs, equivalent to 7.52 9-inning games. He made one putout, had 3 assists, and committed one error, equivalent to .133 errors per 9-inning game. He had one double play.
The Yankees were short starting pitching, and Igawa was one of the best starters in Japan. Lacking options in obtaining a starter from their own farm system or through free agency, the Yankees selected Igawa. Igawa was posted (the approved process for Japanese non-free-agent players to emigrate to MLB) and the Yankees paid $26 million to obtain Igawa. Prior to bidding on Kei Igawa, the Yankees bid on Daisuke Matsuzaka, who was considered a better starter than Igawa. However, The Boston Red Sox won that bid, and obtained Matsuzaka for $50 million US dollars.
One is pitcher Kei Igawa, who is now playing for the Trenton Thunder, the Yankees AA affiliate.Also, there was the late Hideki Irabu, who pitched for the Yankees from 1997-1999. Irabu passed away on July 27, 2011.
In 2007, Kei Igawa pitched in 14 games for the New York Yankees, with an ERA of 6.25. He started 12 games and finished 0, pitching no complete games. He threw no shutouts and recorded no saves, ending up with 2 wins and 3 losses. He pitched a total of 203 outs, facing 313 batters. He gave up 76 hits and 47 earned runs, including 15 home runs. He struck out 53 batters and walked 37.
In 2008, Kei Igawa pitched in 2 games for the New York Yankees, with an ERA of 13.5. He started 1 games and finished 1, pitching no complete games. He threw no shutouts and recorded no saves, ending up with 0 wins and 1 loss. He pitched a total of 12 outs, facing 24 batters. He gave up 13 hits and 6 earned runs, but no home runs. He struck out 0 batters and walked 0.
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