Ryuichi Kajimae

Ryuichi Kajimae (加治前 竜一)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 175 lb.

• School Tokai University
• High School Chiben Gakuen High School

• Born April 6, 1985 in Kitakatsuragi-gun, Nara Japan

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Biographical Information

Ryuichi Kajimae played in Nippon Pro Baseball for 6 years.

Kajimae was drafted by the Yomiuri Giants in the 4th round of the 2007 NPB draft, and he debuted on June 1, 2008. He got his first career at-bat on June 6, and he crushed a walk-off homer against Yusuke Kawasaki. Kajimae was the first player in NPB history to hit a walk-off homer in his first at-bat. He ended up hitting .229/.270/.429 in 35 games in his first season, and he only got 19 at-bats combined for the big club in the next three seasons. He recorded a .242/.284/.274 batting line in 47 games in 2012, and he only had 3 more at-bats before he announced his retirement in 2014.

Sources

• Wiki Japan