Keiji Fukui

Keiji Fukui (福井 敬治)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 3", Weight 191 lb.

• High School Chiben Gakuen High School

• Born May 12, 1976 in Katsuragi, Nara Japan

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Biographical Information

Keiji Fukui was drafted by the Yomiuri Giants in the 3rd round of the 1994 NPB draft, and he stayed in the minors in his first five seasons. He was 0-for-6 for the big club in 2000, and he went 13-for-49 in 2001. Fukui then hit .220/.292/.458 in 61 games in 2002, and he slumped to .161/.230/.232 in 2003. Fukui only got 15 at-bats in 2004, and he was released. The Hiroshima Carp picked him up, and he played 73 games with a .287/.319/.391 batting line in 2005. He was 5-for-31 in 2006, and he announced his retirement.

Overall, Fukui hit .231/.281/.347 with 70 hits in 7 seasons in NPB. He spread 330 plate appearances over 268 games and went deep 8 times in 303 AB.

Sources

• Wiki Japan