Hayate Matsui

Hayate Matsui (松井 颯)

• Bats Right , Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 182 lb.

• School Meisei University
• High School Hanasaki Tokuharu High School

• Born September 14, 2000 in Kiyose, Tokyo Japan

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Biographical Information

Hayate Matsui had pitched in Nippon Pro Baseball.

Matsui was drafted by the Rakuten Golden Eagles in the first round of the development phase in the 2022 NPB draft; the scout was Tsuyoshi Uchida. He was 8-2 with a 2.04 ERA in the NPB Farm leagues in 2023, and he made his NPB debut on May 21. He completed 5 shutout innings against the Chunichi Dragons, and he was the first development rookie to get his first win as a starter in his first game in Central League. Matsui went 1-1 with a 3.26 ERA for the top team in '23, and he only pitched 1 1/3 innings for the big club in 2024; he was 2-5 with a 3.90 ERA in the minors.

Sources

• Wiki Japan