About Daisuke Yamai
Born 1978. Daisuke Yamai is a Japanese baseball player.
is a former Japanese professional baseball pitcher who played his entire career with the Chunichi Dragons. He is most noted for his combined perfect game with Hitoki Iwase in the 2007 Japan Series to clinch the title for the Dragons for the first time since 1954.
Career In the 2007 Nippon Series, he threw eight innings of a combined perfect game with Hitoki Iwase to decide the series against the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
On 29 June 2013, Yamai threw the 88th no-hitter in NPB history against the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in a 9-0 win.
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Who is Daisuke Yamai?
Japanese baseball player
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Daisuke Yamai was born on 10 May 1978 in Toyonaka.
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Daisuke Yamai is a baseball player.
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Daisuke Yamai is Japanese.
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