Daisuke Yamai

Daisuke Yamai 山井 大介
Yamai with the Chunichi Dragons
Chunichi Dragons – No. 83
Pitcher/Coach
Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
April 27, 2002, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last NPB appearance
October 13, 2021, for the Chunichi Dragons
Career statistics
Win–loss	62-70
ERA	3.75
Strikeouts	866
Saves	20
Holds	32
Teams
As player Chunichi Dragons (2002–2021) As coach Chunichi Dragons (2022-Present)
Career highlights and awards
Combined perfect game with Hitoki Iwase (2007) No-hitter against the Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2013) Most wins in Central League (2014) Highest win percentage in Central League (2014) 1× NPB All-Star (2014)

Daisuke Yamai (山井 大介, Yamai Daisuke, born May 10, 1978) is a former Japanese professional baseball pitcher who played his entire career with the Chunichi Dragons. He is most noted for his combined perfect game with Hitoki Iwase in the 2007 Japan Series to clinch the title for the Dragons for the first time since 1954.

Career

In the 2007 Nippon Series, he threw eight innings of a combined perfect game with Hitoki Iwase to decide the series against the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.^[1]

On 29 June 2013, Yamai threw the 88th no-hitter in NPB history against the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in a 9-0 win.^[2]

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
• NPB.jp

References

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