Kazuaki Minami

Kazuaki Minami
Pitcher
Born: August 27, 1981
Hyogo Japan
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
NPB: 2004 for the Yomiuri Giants
Last professional appearance
Baseball Challenge League: 2013 for the Ishikawa Million Stars
NPB statistics
(through 2004)
Pitching record 0-0
ERA 9.00
Strikeouts 2
Teams

Kazuaki Minami (born August 27, 1981) is a Japanese former pitcher.

He was born in in Hyogo, Japan. Prior to playing professionally, he attended Shinko Gakuen High School and then Fukui Kogyo University.

Minami made two relief appearances for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball in 2004, pitching two innings, allowing four hits and no walks, while striking out two batters. His ERA was 9.00. After spending a couple years in ni-gun (Japanese minor league baseball), he joined the Calgary Vipers of the Northern League in 2007. In 24 games (17 starts), he went 10-5 with a 5.52 ERA, pitching 122 1/3 innings, allowing 173 hits and 38 walks and striking out 78 batters.[1]

Following his year with Calgary, he went to pitch with the semi-pro Ishikawa Million Stars in the Baseball Challenge League in Japan.[2]

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