Masafumi Hirai

Masafumi Hirai
Orix Buffaloes – No. 72
Pitcher / Coach
Born: (1975-04-21) April 21, 1975 (age 49)
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
NPB debut
September 10, 1994, for the Orix BlueWave
Last NPB appearance
June 8, 2014, for the Orix Buffaloes
NPB statistics
Win–loss record63-43
ERA3.31
Strikeouts620
Saves41
Holds84
Teams
As player

As coach

  • Orix Buffaloes (2015–present)
Career highlights and awards

Masafumi Hirai (平井 正史, born April 21, 1975, in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. Hirai played in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball for the Orix BlueWave/Buffaloes from 1994 to 2002 and from 2013 to 2014 and the Chunichi Dragons from 2003 to 2012.

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