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My Take
Wakui is the kind of pitcher I have come to value more the older I get, because his defining stat is longevity rather than velocity. He went from Yokohama High School straight into the Seibu rotation and then kept finding a place in one — with the Saitama Seibu Lions, the Chiba Lotte Marines, the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and the Chunichi Dragons. Changing organizations that many times and still being handed the ball every fifth day says something about craft that a radar gun never will. He also pitched for Japan at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2009 World Baseball Classic, which is a fair measure of how much his country trusted his arm at his peak. Durability like that, out of Matsudo in Chiba, is its own kind of talent.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Hideaki Wakui
- Name (Japanese)
- 涌井秀章
- Born
- June 21, 1986 (age 40)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Tiger
- Origin
- Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 185 cm
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- High school
- Yokohama High School
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/wakui_hideaki/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B6%8C%E4%BA%95%E7%A7%80%E7%AB%A0
Frequently asked questions
When was Hideaki Wakui born?
Born June 21, 1986 (age 40).
Where is Hideaki Wakui from?
Hideaki Wakui is from Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
What does Hideaki Wakui do?
Hideaki Wakui works as baseball player.
How tall is Hideaki Wakui?
Hideaki Wakui is 185 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-07-26
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.