Nihon Shinyaku pitcher Okumura Kai (奥村 開) has shown growth, including two scoreless appearances in the 2026 Intercity Baseball Tournament, and has continued to allow 0 earned runs over 17 appearances in official games.
Okumura Kai (奥村 開) attended Fukui Commercial High School and is a 184-cm, 85-kg right-handed pitcher. He has made 17 appearances in official games in fiscal 2026 to date and has continued to allow no earned runs. He has also remained scoreless in the Intercity Baseball Tournament, establishing his presence.
He uses a conventional overhand delivery from the right side, with his fastball generally in the 140- to 150-km/h range. His command is somewhat inconsistent, with 13 walks and hit batters in total indicating concerns over his control, although he sometimes compensates late in counts with pitches around 140 km/h.
His vertically breaking splitter is regarded as his defining pitch, and his approach, centered on horizontal movement, has also been built around vertical-breaking pitches in the Intercity Baseball Tournament. He has recorded 35 strikeouts, and his pitching has drawn praise for both its stability and technical quality.
A sabermetric review shows a WHIP of approximately 0.88 and a K/9 of approximately 8.91, indicating strong strikeout ability, while a BB/9 of approximately 3.31 clearly highlights his control issues. Overall, he is viewed as a pitcher whose current strengths and areas for improvement coexist.