Kei Igawa was born on 1979-07-13.
Kei Igawa was born July 13, 1979, in Higashi Ibaraki-gun, Ibaraki, Japan.
Kei Igawa is 6 feet 1 inches tall. He weighs 210 pounds. He bats left and throws left.
Kei Igawa debuted on April 7, 2007, playing for the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium II; he played his final game on June 27, 2008, playing for the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium II.
The Yankees were short starting pitching, and Igawa was one of the best starters in Japan. Lacking options in obtaining a starter from their own farm system or through free agency, the Yankees selected Igawa. Igawa was posted (the approved process for Japanese non-free-agent players to emigrate to MLB) and the Yankees paid $26 million to obtain Igawa. Prior to bidding on Kei Igawa, the Yankees bid on Daisuke Matsuzaka, who was considered a better starter than Igawa. However, The Boston Red Sox won that bid, and obtained Matsuzaka for $50 million US dollars.
Togo Igawa was born on September 26, 1946.
Yusuke Igawa was born on 1982-10-30.
Haruka Igawa was born on June 29, 1976, in Tokyo, Japan.
One is pitcher Kei Igawa, who is now playing for the Trenton Thunder, the Yankees AA affiliate.Also, there was the late Hideki Irabu, who pitched for the Yankees from 1997-1999. Irabu passed away on July 27, 2011.
Kuniko Igawa was born on October 15, 1923, in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.
Togo Igawa was born on September 26, 1946.
Hisashi Igawa was born on November 17, 1936, in Hten (Shenyang), Occupied Manchuria (China).
Kei Ijichi was born in 1936.