Kyuji Fujikawa

Kyuji Fujikawa
Fujikawa pitching for the Hanshin Tigers, at Hanshin Koshien Stadium
Hanshin Tigers – No. 22
Pitcher/Manager
Born: (1980-07-21) July 21, 1980
Kōchi, Kōchi, Japan
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
Professional debut
NPB: March 31, 2000, for the Hanshin Tigers
MLB: April 1, 2013, for the Chicago Cubs
Last appearance
MLB: May 14, 2015, for the Texas Rangers
NPB: November 10, 2020, for the Hanshin Tigers
NPB statistics
Win–loss record60–38
Earned run average2.08
Strikeouts1,220
Saves243
Holds163
MLB statistics
Win–loss record1–1
Earned run average5.74
Strikeouts32
Saves2
Holds1
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams
As player
As manager
  • Hanshin Tigers (2025present)
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Japan
World Baseball Classic
2006 San DiegoTeam
2009 Los AngelesTeam
Asian Baseball Championship
2007 TaichungTeam

Kyuji Fujikawa (藤川 球児, Fujikawa Kyūji, born July 21, 1980) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher who currently serves as the manager for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played in NPB from 1999 to 2012, and 2016 to 2020 for Hanshin, and in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs and Texas Rangers.

Fujikawa pitched in the 2006 and 2009 World Baseball Classics as well as the 2008 Beijing Olympics. A prototypical power pitcher, Fujikawa is said to have one of the most explosive fastballs in all of Japanese professional baseball and is one of Japan's premier relievers.