Kyohei Muranaka

Kyohei Muranaka
Kyohei Muranaka
Auckland Tuatara
	Pitcher
	Born: October 25, 1987 (age 36); Aikō District, Kanagawa, Japan
	Bats: Left Throws: Left
debut
	October 14, 2006, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
NPB statistics ; (through 2018 season)
Win–Loss	46–55
ERA	4.30
Strikeouts	600
Teams
	Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2006–2019);

Kyohei Muranaka (村中恭兵, Muranaka Kyōhei, born October 25, 1987 in Aikō, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Auckland Tuatara of the Australian Baseball League (ABL). He previously played for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of the Nippon Professional Baseball(NPB).

Career

Tokyo Yakult Swallows selected him with the 1st selection in the 2005 NPB draft [jp].^[1]

On December 2, 2019, he become free agent.^[2] On December 4, 2019, Muranaka joined for the Auckland Tuatara for the Australian Baseball League (ABL).^[3] In nine regular season appearances for the Tuatara, he started five games, going 2-2 with a 2.73 ERA over 29⅔ innings.

References

^ "ヤクルトスワローズ選択選手一覧". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved December 22, 2019.
^ "2019年度自由契約選手". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved December 22, 2019.
^ "JAPANESE STAR JOINS TUATARA FOR CAVALRY SERIES". ABL.com. December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
NPB.com

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[1] "ヤクルトスワローズ選択選手一覧". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved December 22, 2019.

[2] "2019年度自由契約選手". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved December 22, 2019.

[3] "JAPANESE STAR JOINS TUATARA FOR CAVALRY SERIES". ABL.com. December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.

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