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'''Kei Igawa''' is a starting [[pitcher]] for the [[New York Yankees]]. He was born in Oarai, [[Japan]] on July 13, 1979. He signed to a five-year contract with the New York Yankees in December of 2007 after the Yankees posted the highest bid and gained exclusive negotiating rights from the [[Japanese Baseball League]]. Igawa was originally selected by the [[Hanshin Tigers]] out of Mito Shogyo High School, in [[Japan]]. The lefty was known for his strikeouts in Japan with 1174 total strikeouts in his eight years in the Japanese Baseball League<ref>http://www.japaneseballplayers.com/en/player.php?id=igawa</ref>.

'''Kei Igawa''' is a starting [[pitcher]] for the [[New York Yankees]]. He was born in Oarai, [[Japan]] on July 13, 1979. He signed to a five-year contract with the New York Yankees in December 2007 after the Yankees posted the highest bid and gained exclusive negotiating rights from the [[Japanese Baseball League]]. Igawa was originally selected by the [[Hanshin Tigers]] out of Mito Shogyo High School, in [[Japan]]. The lefty was known for his strikeouts in Japan with 1174 total strikeouts in his eight years in the Japanese Baseball League.<ref>http://www.japaneseballplayers.com/en/player.php?id=igawa</ref>

==References==

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==External Links==

==External links==

*[http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/team/player_career.jsp?player_id=506432 MLB Bio]

*[http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/team/player_career.jsp?player_id=506432 MLB Bio]

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[[Category:Baseball Players]][[Category:New York Yankees Players]]

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