was a baseball player for the Japanese Professional Baseball league. He played in the Japan Pacific League and the

Korea Baseball Organization The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO; ko, 한국야구위원회) is the governing body for the professional leagues of baseball in South Korea. The KBO was founded in 1981 and has governed two leagues: the KBO League ( ko, KBO 리그) and KBO ...

. His brother Yusaku is also a former baseball player. Iriki was born on 3 June 1967, and died in a traffic collision on 10 February 2023. He was involved in a frontal collision while driving his personal vehicle near his hometown. Iriki was rushed to the hospital where he died 2 hours later. Death was attributed to massive head injuries. He was 55 years old.

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1967 births 2023 deaths Baseball people from Miyazaki Prefecture Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers Kintetsu Buffaloes players Hiroshima Toyo Carp players Yomiuri Giants players Yakult Swallows players Japanese expatriate baseball players in South Korea Doosan Bears players Japanese expatriate baseball players in Taiwan La New Bears players Road incident deaths in Japan People from Miyakonojō {{Japan-baseball-bio-stub