Full Name: Hideki Irabu
Born: May 5, 1969 in Hyogo, Japan
Height: 6’4″ Weight: 250
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Personal: Wife (Kyonsu – 11/27/99) – Daughter (Eleanor Natsuki)
Resides: Chiba, Japan
MLB Debut: July 10, 1997
Team History
- 1988-1991: LO ?? (Japanese Baseball)
- 1992-1996: Chiba Lotte Marines (Japanese Pacific League)
- 1997: San Diego Padres (rights acquired from Chiba Lotte on Jan 13, 1997)
- 1997-1999: New York Yankees (rights acquired from Padres with Homer Bush, Gordon Amerson, & Vernon Maxwell for Ruben Rivera, Rafael Medina, & cash on Apr 22, 1997 – signed on May 29, 1997)
- 2000-2001: Montreal Expos (via trade for Jake Westbrook, Ted Lilly, & Christian Parker on Mar 22, 2000 – Released Sep 6, 2001)
- 2002: Texas Rangers (as a free agent on Dec 27, 2001 – released Nov 13, 2002)
- 2003-2004: Hanshin Tigers (as a free agent on ??? ??, ???? – Japanese Central League – Released Oct 5, 2004)
- Retired – April 11, 2005
- 2009-2010: Long Beach Armada (independent Golden Baseball League, as a free agent on Apr 27, 2009)
- Unknown status as of Jan 18, 2011 – Presumed retired
Salary History
- 2004: 22,000-man
- 2003: 15,000-man
- 2002: $550,000
- 2001: $2.5 Million
- 2000: $4.125 Million
- 1999: $3.125 Million
- 1998: $2.925 Million
- 1997: $2.325 Million
- 1996: 13,000-man
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