Kōhei Miyadai

Kōhei Miyadai
Pitcher
Born: (1995-07-01) July 1, 1995
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
debut
August 23, 2018, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
Last appearance
July 17, 2022, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Career statistics
Win–loss record0–0
Earned Run Average9.00
Strikeouts7
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams

Kōhei Miyadai (宮台 康平, Miyadai Kōhei; born July 1, 1995) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.

Baseball career

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters selected Miyadai with the seventh selection in the 2017 NPB draft.[1]

On August 23, 2018, Miyadai made his NPB debut.

On December 2, 2020, he become a free agent.[2]

Tokyo Yakult Swallows

On December 23, 2020, Miyadai signed with Tokyo Yakult Swallows of NPB.[3]

Miyadai graduated from the Graduate Schools for Law and Politics and Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo, passed the bar examination in November 2025 and began working at TMI Associates.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "北海道日本ハムファイターズ 選択選手一覧". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  2. ↑ "2020年度 自由契約選手". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  3. ↑ "宮台康平投手が正式契約!「一軍で戦力になることが目標」". 東京ヤクルトスワローズ公式サイト Tokyo Yakult Swallows (in Japanese). December 23, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  4. ↑ Park, Byung Jin (18 March 2026). "Kohei Miyadai: Japan's first pro baseball player turned lawyer". Law.asia. Asia Business Law Journal. Retrieved 9 July 2026.