KIKUCHI Ryosuke

Baseball/Softball

Date of Birth: 11 Mar 1990

Age: 31

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.71/5'7''

Place of birth: HIGASHIYAMATO

Birth Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Baseball/Softball	Baseball JPN Japan	1

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium	Baseball Opening Round Group A #1 DOM Dominican Rep. 3 JPN Japan 4	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Opening Round Group A #5 JPN Japan 7 MEX Mexico 4	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Round 2 #10 USA United States 6 JPN Japan 7	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Semifinal #13 KOR Republic of Korea 2 JPN Japan 5	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Gold Medal Game #16 USA United States 0 JPN Japan 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Baseball Classic

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Baseball	2017

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Baseball	2019

Occupation:

Chukyo Gakuin University, Nakatsugawa, JPN

Languages spoken:

Hiroshima Toyo Carp [Japan] since 2012

Shinji Sasaoka[club], JPN; Atsunori Inaba [national], JPN

Position style:

Infield (premier12.wbsc.org, 17 Nov 2019)

Bats right, throws right (premier12.wbsc.org, 17 Nov 2019)

National league:

NPB [JPN] (npb.jp, 27 May 2021)

He began the sport in grade two of primary school in Higashiyamato, Japan. (sports.yahoo.co.jp, 21 Apr 2017)

He joined a baseball team after seeing them training near to his home. (sports.yahoo.co.jp, 21 Apr 2017)

In 2020 he received a Golden Glove Award for second base from Nippon Professional Baseball [NPB]. It was the eighth time he had won a Golden Glove Award. (japantimes.co.jp, 31 Oct 2019; japantimes.co.jp, 08 Nov 2019; baseball.yahoo.co.jp, 2019; baseballchannel.jp, 18 Dec 2020)

He received a Central League Best Nine Award from NPB for the 2017 season. (baseball.yahoo.co.jp, 2019)

He received the Central League Best Hitter Award from NPB for the 2016 season. (daily.co.jp, 28 Nov 2016)

General Interest

General
NPB CONTRACT
In late 2019 he signed a four-year deal with Hiroshima Toyo Carp, after failing to attract a deal from a Major League Baseball [MLB] team through the posting system that operates between Nippon Professional Baseball [NPB] and the MLB. "My number one priority was to have no regrets over this, and in the end that meant playing with the Carp. Because I'll be on a long contract from next year [2020], I want to become a leader [within the Carp]." (japantimes.co.jp, 27 Dec 2019; calltothepen.com, 29 Dec 2019; news.livedoor.com, 28 Dec 2019)

Milestones

In 2020 he became the first Japanese baseball player to complete a full season without making an error by finishing with a 1.000 fielding percentage in 503 chances throughout the season. (english.kyodonews.net, 18 May 2020; japantimes.co.jp, 18 Dec 2020)

Legend

:: Gold Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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