Hideki Irabu

Quick Facts

Full Name	Hideki Irabu
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	May 5, 1969(1969-05-05)
Age	55
Date Of Death	2011-07-27
Country	Japan
Horoscope	Taurus

Hideki Irabu Biography

Hideki Irabu is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on May 5, 1969 in Japan. Japanese baseball pitcher who could not replicate his success at home when he arrived in the Major Leagues.

He did not achieve the same success in the United States as his fellow countryman HideoNomo.

Hideki Irabu (伊良部 秀輝 , Irabu Hideki, May 5, 1969 – July 27, 2011) was a Japanese professional baseball player of American and Japanese mixed ancestry. He played professionally in both Japan and the United States. Irabu left Japan for the San Diego Padres under a controversial deal that would lead to future changes. In 1997, he joined the New York Yankees to much fanfare; however, he was ultimately unsuccessful in the MLB. Irabu died by suicide in 2011.

Irabu pitched for the Lotte Orions, who later became the Chiba Lotte Marines, of the Pacific League from 1988 to 1996. He was known as a high-speed pitcher and in 1993, he threw a 158 km/h (98 mph) fastball against Kazuhiro Kiyohara of the Seibu Lions. This was the fastest clocked pitch in all of Japanese Professional Baseball (NPB) until 2005, when the record was broken by Marc Kroon of the Yokohama BayStars.

His wife and his two children were left behind when he took his own death in 2011.

Hideki Irabu Net Worth

Hideki Irabu is one of the richest Baseball Player from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Hideki Irabu 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 1988, he began his professional career as a Japanese citizen.

He was expected to be an All-Star when the Yankees signed him to a $12.8million contract. He was a huge disappointment.

Irabu was born on May 5, 1969 in Hirara (present: Miyakojima), Okinawa, Japan (then administered by the government of the United States). His father was a U.S. Air Force meteorologist named Steve Thompson, married to a woman in the United States at the time. Thompson, who had been redeployed to Vietnam before his son’s birth, briefly visited young Hideki and his mother a year later, but they would not again meet until after Irabu reached the U.S. major leagues. Hideki’s mother, Kazue, a native of Miyako, later married a restaurateur, Ichiro Irabu, from Osaka. Irabu raised Hideki as his son in Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Hideki Irabu height 6 ft 4 in Hideki weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Hideki Irabu Dating?

According to our records, Hideki Irabu married to Kyonsu Irabu. As of December 1, 2023, Hideki Irabu’s is not dating anyone.

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After the 1999 season, he was traded to the Montreal Expos for Ted Lilly, Christian Parker, and Jake Westbrook. He started only 14 games for the Expos in 2000 and 2001, pitching 71⅓ innings with a 6.69 ERA and only 2 wins against 7 losses.

Facts & Trivia

Hideki Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Hideki Irabu celebrates birthday on May 5 of every year.

In 2002, he signed as a free agent to pitch for the Texas Rangers as a closer.

What did George Steinbrenner call Hideki Irabu?

Hideki Irabu, a former Japanese baseball star who was hailed as a pitching sensation when he joined the Yankees in 1997 but who fell short of expectations, prompting an angry George Steinbrenner to label him indelibly as “ a fat, pus-sy toad ,” was found dead on Wednesday in the Los Angeles suburb where he lived.

Is Hideki Irabu dead?

July 27, 2011

What happened to the Japanese pitcher for the Yankees?

Tanaka spent seven seasons with the Yankees from 2014-2020. He initially left the Golden Eagles after seven seasons to sign a seven-year, $155 million contract with New York. Tanaka went back to Rakuten last offseason on a two- year deal.

Who is the Japanese pitcher for the Yankees?

Masahiro Tanaka 田中 将大
Earned run average| 3.74
Strikeouts| 991
Teams
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2007–2013) New York Yankees (2014–2020) Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2021–present)

Why did Tanaka go to Japan?

Tanaka spent the previous seven years pitching for the Yankees. Late last March, with Florida spring training suspended and the 2020 season delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Tanaka and his family left the United States for Japan over safety concerns related to an event that Tanaka acknowledged but did not detail.