NPB record Kaima Taira (平良 海馬, Taira Kaima, born November 15, 1999) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Taira spent the 2018 season with Seibu's farm team, posting a 5.40 ERA in 10 appearances.

The following season, Taira played in 54 games for Seibu, posting a stellar 1.87 ERA in 53.0 innings of work.

[6] On July 1, Taira passed Fujikawa and set a new NPB record by making his 39th consecutive mound appearance without giving up a run.

[7] Taira's streak ended at 39 on July 6, when he allowed an RBI hit to Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters hitter Yuto Takahama.