Kodai Hamaya

Kodai Hamaya
Hamaya with the Yokohama DeNA Baystars.
Nettuno Baseball Club
Pitcher
Born: (1993-02-27) February 27, 1993 (age 31)
Totsukawa, Nara Prefecture, Japan
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
NPB debut
September 28, 2014, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
NPB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Win–loss record3–1
ERA7.25
Strikeouts45
Teams

Kodai Hamaya (濱矢 廣大, Hamaya Kōdai, born February 27, 1993) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Nettuno Baseball Club of the Italian Baseball League (IBL). He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and Yokohama DeNA BayStars.

Career

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles selected Hamaya with their third round selection in the 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[1] Hamaya spent the majority of the 2014 season with the farm team, posting a 2.83 ERA in 12 games. On September 28, 2014, Hamaya made his NPB debut.

In 2015, Hamaya made 8 appearances for Rakuten, posting a 7.20 ERA with 14 strikeouts in 10.0 innings pitched. The following season, Hamaya struggled to a 10.24 ERA in 13 appearances with the main club. In 2017, Hamaya played in 7 games with the Eagles, pitching to a 5.19 ERA with 8 strikeouts in 8.2 innings. Hamaya spent the majority of the 2018 season with the farm team, and logged a 3.72 ERA with 8 strikeouts in 9.2 innings of work across 7 appearances with the main team.[2]

Yokohama DeNA BayStars

On March 26, 2019, Hamaya was traded to the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in exchange for Kento Kumabara.[3] Hamaya spent the majority of the year with Yokohama's farm team, and struggled to a 32.40 ERA in 2 games with the main club. In 2020, Hamaya pitched in 18 games for the BayStars, recording a 3.60 ERA with 18 strikeouts in 25.0 innings of work. On December 2, 2020, he became a free agent.[4]

Ibaraki Astro Planets

On February 8, 2021, Hamaya signed with the Ibaraki Astro Planets of the Baseball Challenge League.[5]

El Águila de Veracruz

On July 19, 2021, Hamaya’s contract was purchased by El Águila de Veracruz of the Mexican League.[6] He was released on January 19, 2022.

Nettuno Baseball Club

On March 17, 2022, Hamaya announced that he had signed with the Nettuno Baseball Club of the Italian Baseball League for the 2022 season.[7]

References

  1. ^ "東北楽天ゴールデンイーグルス 選択選手一覧". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "Kodai Hamaya Japanese, Winter & Mexican Leagues Statistics & History".
  3. ^ "熊原健人選手と東北楽天ゴールデンイーグルス 濱矢廣大選手のトレードについて ｜ 横浜DeNAベイスターズ".
  4. ^ "2020年度 自由契約選手". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "Baseball Mexico". 19 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Kodai Hamaya llega a El Águila". elaguiladeveracruz.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ https://twitter.com/kodai_hamaya/status/1504474262677065750?s=46&t=meOLHuXklr0nZsWpEb9_WQ
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