Kyuji Fujikawa

Kyuji Fujikawa is one of those players whose career reads like a test of will. The blazing fastball that defined his Hanshin years made him a legend, but what fascinates me is the arc afterward: a tough MLB stint with the Cubs and Rangers, then a determined return home, and now the manager's chair with the Tigers. There is something poetic about a man literally named for baseball staying so loyal to the game and to one club. I admire competitors who lead with heart rather than flash, and Fujikawa strikes me as exactly that kind of figure.

Name (English)

Kyuji Fujikawa

Name (Japanese)

藤川球児

Reading

ふじかわ きゅうじ

Born

July 21, 1980 (age 46)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Monkey

Origin

Kōchi-shi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan

Height

185 cm

Occupation

baseball player / professional baseball player / baseball manager

• Official sitehttps://kehay.jp/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/fujikawa_kyuji22/
• Xhttps://x.com/kyuji22fujikawa
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyuji%20Fujikawa
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%97%A4%E5%B7%9D%E7%90%83%E5%85%90
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q907774

Tags

• Kōchi Prefecture
• baseball player
• professional baseball player
• baseball manager

Last updated

2026-06-18

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