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{{short description|Japanese baseball player}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
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|name = Ryosuke Kikuchi
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|image_size = 250px
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|caption = Kikuchi with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
|caption = Kikuchi with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
|position = [[infielder]]
|position = [[Infielder]]
|team = Hiroshima Toyo Carp
|team = Hiroshima Toyo Carp
|number = 33
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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|3|11}}
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|3|11}}
|birth_place = [[Higashiyamato, Tokyo|Higashiyamato]], [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
|birth_place = [[Higashiyamato, Tokyo|Higashiyamato]], [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
| debutleague = [[Nippon Professional Baseball|NPB]]
|debutdate = June 30
|debutdate = June 30
|debutyear = 2012
|debutyear = 2012
|debutteam = [[Hiroshima Toyo Carp]]
|debutteam = [[Hiroshima Toyo Carp]]
|statleague = NPB
|statleague = NPB
|statyear = 2019 season
|statyear = 2023
|stat1label = [[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat1label = [[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat1value = .271
|stat1value = .270
|stat2label = [[Home run]]s
|stat2label = [[Hit (baseball)|Hit]]s
|stat2value = 85
|stat2value = 1,591
|stat3label = [[Run batted in|RBI]]
|stat3label = [[Home run]]s
|stat3value = 379
|stat3value = 122
|stat4label = [[Stolen Bases]]
|stat4label = [[Run batted in|RBI]]
|stat4value = 107
|stat4value = 552
|stat5label = [[Stolen Bases]]
|stat5value = 120
|teams =
|teams =
* [[Hiroshima Toyo Carp]] ({{npby|2012}}–present)
* [[Hiroshima Toyo Carp]] ({{npby|2012}}–present)
|awards=
|awards=
* [[Mitsui Golden Glove Award|Central League Golden Glove Award]] (2013–2017)
* [[Mitsui Golden Glove Award|Central League Golden Glove Award]] (2013–2021)
* [[Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star Game|NPB All-Star]] (2014–2018)
* [[Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star Game|NPB All-Star]] ({{npby|2014}}–{{npby|2019}}, {{npby|2021}})
* [[Best Nine Award]] (2017)
* [[Best Nine Award]] (2017)
* [[2018 Central League Climax Series|2018 CLCS MVP]]
* [[2018 Central League Climax Series|2018 CLCS MVP]]
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's [[baseball]]}}
{{Medal|Country|{{bb|JPN}}}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Olympic Games|Summer Olympics]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[Baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo]] | [[Japan national baseball team|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[WBSC Premier12]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2019 WBSC Premier 12|2019 Tokyo]] | Team }}
}}
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{{nihongo|'''Ryosuke Kikuchi'''|菊池 涼介|Kikuchi Ryosuke|extra=born March 11, 1990}} is a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] professional [[baseball]] player for the [[Hiroshima Toyo Carp]] of the [[Nippon Professional Baseball]] (NPB).<ref name="shuube1272_P57">週刊ベースボール (Weekly Baseball) July 2, 2012 issue p.57</ref>
{{nihongo|'''Ryosuke Kikuchi'''|菊池 涼介|Kikuchi Ryōsuke|extra=born March 11, 1990}} is a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] professional [[baseball]] player for the [[Hiroshima Toyo Carp]] of the [[Nippon Professional Baseball]] (NPB).<ref name="shuube1272_P57">週刊ベースボール (Weekly Baseball) July 2, 2012 issue p.57</ref>

He has the records for most [[Assist_(baseball)|assists]] (535) and highest [[fielding percentage]] (1.000) in a single-season and longest error-free streak (569), these are all NPB records by a second baseman.


==Early baseball career==
==Early baseball career==
A native of Tokyo, he played as third baseman for Tokyo City University Shiojiri High School, but his team never made it past the qualifying round for Summer Koshien. He enrolled in Chukyo Gakuin University in [[Gifu Prefecture]],<ref name="shuube1272_P57"/> and from the spring of his 1st year, he played as shortstop as his school competed in the Tokai Region Baseball League. He won a triple-crown on his second year, and throughout his university career, he was awarded League Best Nine 5 times. His dynamic fielding earned him praise when he participated in the US-Japan University Baseball Championship Series.
A native of Tokyo, he played as a third baseman for Tokyo City University Shiojiri High School, but his team never made it past the qualifying round for Summer Koshien. He enrolled in Chukyo Gakuin University in [[Gifu Prefecture]],<ref name="shuube1272_P57"/> and from the spring of his 1st year, he played as a shortstop as his school competed in the Tokai Region Baseball League. He won a triple-crown in his second year, and throughout his university career, he was awarded League Best Nine 5 times. His dynamic fielding earned him praise when he participated in the US-Japan University Baseball Championship Series.


==Professional career==
==Professional career==
[[File:Ryosuke Kikuchi on May 22, 2015.jpg|thumb|Kikuchi batting for the Carp in 2015]]
He was selected as the Hiroshima Toyo Carp's 2nd pick during the autumn 2011 professional baseball draft. He wished to be given Manager Kenjiro Nomura's previous jersey number 7, but was instead assigned the number 33.<ref>{{cite news |title=中京学院大・菊池が野村監督の背番号7熱望…広島2位 |newspaper=Sports Hochi |date=2011-10-29 |url=http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/osaka/baseball/npb/news/20111029-OHO1T00048.htm |accessdate=2011-10-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120709101137/http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/osaka/baseball/npb/news/20111029-OHO1T00048.htm |archivedate=2012-07-09 }}</ref>
He was selected as the Hiroshima Toyo Carp's 2nd pick during the autumn [[2011 Nippon Professional Baseball draft]]. He wished to be given Manager Kenjiro Nomura's previous jersey number 7, but was instead assigned the number 33.<ref>{{cite news |title=中京学院大・菊池が野村監督の背番号7熱望…広島2位 |newspaper=Sports Hochi |date=2011-10-29 |url=http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/osaka/baseball/npb/news/20111029-OHO1T00048.htm |access-date=2011-10-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709101137/http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/osaka/baseball/npb/news/20111029-OHO1T00048.htm |archive-date=2012-07-09 }}</ref>


In 2012, he appeared in his first official game on June 29 as a pinch runner for Tetsuya Okubo. From July onwards, he filled in the role of 2nd baseman after [[Akihiro Higashide]] was sidelined by an injury in his right middle finger.<ref>{{cite news |title=【広島】東出、ニックが長期離脱|newspaper= [[Nikkan Sports]]|date=2012-06-12 |url=http://www.nikkansports.com/baseball/news/f-bb-tp0-20120612-966426.html|accessdate=2012-06-12}}</ref> He appeared in 63 games, and batted in 12 runs.
In 2012, he appeared in his first official game on June 29 as a pinch runner for Tetsuya Okubo. From July onwards, he filled in the role of 2nd baseman after [[Akihiro Higashide]] was sidelined by an injury in his right middle finger.<ref>{{cite news |title=【広島】東出、ニックが長期離脱|newspaper= [[Nikkan Sports]]|date=2012-06-12 |url=http://www.nikkansports.com/baseball/news/f-bb-tp0-20120612-966426.html|access-date=2012-06-12}}</ref> He appeared in 63 games, and batted in 12 runs.


In 2013, After Higashide injured his knee during spring training, Kikuchi eventually became fixed in the starting line-up.<ref name= "infield">{{cite news |title=Infield replacements making presence felt|newspaper= The Japan Times|date=2014-07-05 |url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2014/07/05/baseball/infield-replacements-making-presence-felt/|accessdate=2014-07-05}}</ref> On May 12, he and [[Yoshihiro Maru]] hit two grand slams in the game against the Chunichi Dragons, the 22nd time it happened in NPB history. This was the first time in both the player's professional careers to hit a grand slam. Maru hit one on the 4th inning, and Kikuchi followed on the 6th.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sponichi.co.jp/baseball/news/2013/05/13/kiji/K20130513005790260.html |title=丸だ菊池だ!満弾2発 赤ヘル同学年コンビ球団3度目快挙|date=2013-05-12|publisher=Sports Nippon News}}</ref> A plaque commemorating the team's two-grand-slam game was installed beyond the left field wall at Mazda Stadium two days later.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.daily.co.jp/baseball/carp/2013/06/11/0006067501.shtml|title=丸と菊池 アベック満塁弾で記念板に|date=2013-06-11|publisher=Daily.co.jp}}</ref> On September 26, he recorded his 497th assist as second baseman, breaking the previous NPB record held by Chunichi's [[Masahiro Araki]] in 2005.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sponichi.co.jp/baseball/news/2013/09/26/kiji/K20130926006693590.html|title=広島・菊池が補殺499個目 二塁手の日本記録更新]スポーツニッポン|date=2013-09-26|publisher=Sports Nippon News|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006125251/http://www.sponichi.co.jp/baseball/news/2013/09/26/kiji/K20130926006693590.html|archivedate=2014-10-06}}</ref> He finished the season with 528 assists, setting an all-time NPB high. Three days later on the match with the Giants, he batted in his 50th [[sacrifice bunt|sac bunt]], beating the franchise record held by [[Akihiro Higashide|Higashide]] in 2001, and also topped the league. He appeared in 141 games of the 144 on the schedule, and though he batted only .247, he hit 11 home runs and drove in 57.<ref name= "infield"/>
In 2013, After Higashide injured his knee during spring training, Kikuchi eventually became fixed in the starting line-up.<ref name= "infield">{{cite news |title=Infield replacements making presence felt|newspaper= The Japan Times|date=2014-07-05 |url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2014/07/05/baseball/infield-replacements-making-presence-felt/|access-date=2014-07-05}}</ref> On May 12, he and [[Yoshihiro Maru]] hit two grand slams in the game against the Chunichi Dragons, the 22nd time it happened in NPB history. This was the first time in both the player's professional careers to hit a grand slam. Maru hit one in the 4th inning, and Kikuchi followed in the 6th.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sponichi.co.jp/baseball/news/2013/05/13/kiji/K20130513005790260.html |title=丸だ菊池だ!満弾2発 赤ヘル同学年コンビ球団3度目快挙|date=2013-05-12|publisher=Sports Nippon News}}</ref> A plaque commemorating the team's two-grand-slam game was installed beyond the left field wall at Mazda Stadium two days later.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.daily.co.jp/baseball/carp/2013/06/11/0006067501.shtml|title=丸と菊池 アベック満塁弾で記念板に|date=2013-06-11|publisher=Daily.co.jp}}</ref> On September 26, he recorded his 497th assist as second baseman, breaking the previous NPB record held by Chunichi's [[Masahiro Araki]] in 2005.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sponichi.co.jp/baseball/news/2013/09/26/kiji/K20130926006693590.html|title=広島・菊池が補殺499個目 二塁手の日本記録更新]スポーツニッポン|date=2013-09-26|publisher=Sports Nippon News|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006125251/http://www.sponichi.co.jp/baseball/news/2013/09/26/kiji/K20130926006693590.html|archive-date=2014-10-06}}</ref> He finished the season with 528 assists, setting an all-time NPB high. Three days later in a match with the Giants, he batted in his 50th [[sacrifice bunt|sac bunt]], beating the franchise record held by [[Akihiro Higashide|Higashide]] in 2001, and also topped the league. He appeared in 141 games of the 144 on the schedule, and though he batted only .247, he hit 11 home runs and drove in 57.<ref name= "infield"/>


In 2018, he was selected {{ill|2018 NPB All-Star game|jp|2018年のオールスターゲーム (日本プロ野球)}}.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://npb.jp/allstar/2018/ballotresult_players.html | title=マイナビオールスターゲーム2018 選手間投票結果 | work=NPB.jp 日本野球機構 | language=Japanese | accessdate=June 28, 2018 | date=July 3, 2018 }}</ref>
In 2018, he was selected to the [[:ja:2018年のオールスターゲーム (日本プロ野球)|2018 NPB All-Star game]],<ref>{{cite web| url=http://npb.jp/allstar/2018/ballotresult_players.html | title=マイナビオールスターゲーム2018 選手間投票結果 | work=NPB.jp 日本野球機構 | language=ja | access-date=June 28, 2018 | date=July 3, 2018 }}</ref> making it his fifth consecutive appearance at the [[Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star Series|NPB All-Star series]].

After the 2019 season, Carp announced it was allowing Kikuchi to enter the posting system to play in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB). However, Kikuchi signed a 4-year contract extension worth ¥300 million ($2.7 million) a year with the Carp on December 27, 2019 after failing to secure a deal with any of the MLB teams.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2019/12/27/baseball/japanese-baseball/ryosuke-kikuchi-returning-carp-failing-secure-mlb-contract/|title=Ryosuke Kikuchi returning to Carp after failing to secure MLB contract|date=2019-12-27|work=The Japan Times Online|access-date=2019-12-28|language=en-US|issn=0447-5763}}</ref>


==International career==
==International career==
Yamada represented the [[Japan national baseball team]] in the 2013 exhibition game against [[Chinese Taipei national baseball team]], 2014 MLB Japan All-Star Series, 2015 exhibition games against Europe, 2016 exhibition games against [[Chinese Taipei national baseball team|Chinese Taipei]], 2016 exhibition games against [[Mexico national baseball team|Mexico]] and [[Netherlands national baseball team|Netherlands]], [[2017 World Baseball Classic]], [[2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series]] and [[2019 WBSC Premier12]].
Kikuchi represented the [[Japan national baseball team]] in the 2013 exhibition game against [[Chinese Taipei national baseball team]], 2014 MLB Japan All-Star Series, 2015 exhibition games against Europe, 2016 exhibition games against [[Chinese Taipei national baseball team|Chinese Taipei]], 2016 exhibition games against [[Mexico national baseball team|Mexico]] and [[Netherlands national baseball team|Netherlands]], [[2017 World Baseball Classic]], [[2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series]] and [[2019 WBSC Premier12]].


On August 20, 2018, he was selected 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.japan-baseball.jp/jp/news/press/20180820_4.html | title=「2018日米野球」出場選手6名、コーチングスタッフが決定 | language=Japanese | work=野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト | date=August 20, 2018 | accessdate=October 12, 2018 }}</ref>
On August 20, 2018, he was selected 2018 [[MLB Japan All-Star Series]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.japan-baseball.jp/jp/news/press/20180820_4.html | title=「2018日米野球」出場選手6名、コーチングスタッフが決定 | language=ja | work=野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト | date=August 20, 2018 | access-date=October 12, 2018 }}</ref>


On October 1, 2019, he was selected at the 2019 WBSC Premier12.<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.japan-baseball.jp/jp/news/press/20191001_4.html | title=「ENEOS 侍ジャパンシリーズ2019」出場選手決定について | work=野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト | language=Japanese | date=October 1, 2019 | accessdate=October 12, 2019 }}</ref> There, he was named the tournament's outstanding defensive player.<ref>[https://premier12.wbsc.org/en/2019/news/seiya-suzuki-highlights-premier12-2019-individual-stats]</ref>
On October 1, 2019, he was selected at the 2019 [[WBSC Premier12]],<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.japan-baseball.jp/jp/news/press/20191001_4.html | title=「ENEOS 侍ジャパンシリーズ2019」出場選手決定について | work=野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト | language=ja | date=October 1, 2019 | access-date=October 12, 2019 }}</ref> where he was named the tournament's outstanding defensive player.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://premier12.wbsc.org/en/2019/news/seiya-suzuki-highlights-premier12-2019-individual-stats|title = Seiya Suzuki tops Premier12 2019 individual stats}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 09:34, 4 September 2024

Ryosuke Kikuchi
Kikuchi with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Hiroshima Toyo Carp – No. 33
Infielder
Born: (1990-03-11) March 11, 1990 (age 34)
Higashiyamato, Tokyo, Japan
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
NPB debut
June 30, 2012, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
NPB statistics
(through 2023)
Batting average.270
Hits1,591
Home runs122
RBI552
Stolen Bases120
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Japan
Summer Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
WBSC Premier12
Gold medal – first place 2019 Tokyo Team

Ryosuke Kikuchi (菊池 涼介, Kikuchi Ryōsuke, born March 11, 1990) is a Japanese professional baseball player for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).[1]

He has the records for most assists (535) and highest fielding percentage (1.000) in a single-season and longest error-free streak (569), these are all NPB records by a second baseman.

Early baseball career

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A native of Tokyo, he played as a third baseman for Tokyo City University Shiojiri High School, but his team never made it past the qualifying round for Summer Koshien. He enrolled in Chukyo Gakuin University in Gifu Prefecture,[1] and from the spring of his 1st year, he played as a shortstop as his school competed in the Tokai Region Baseball League. He won a triple-crown in his second year, and throughout his university career, he was awarded League Best Nine 5 times. His dynamic fielding earned him praise when he participated in the US-Japan University Baseball Championship Series.

Professional career

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Kikuchi batting for the Carp in 2015

He was selected as the Hiroshima Toyo Carp's 2nd pick during the autumn 2011 Nippon Professional Baseball draft. He wished to be given Manager Kenjiro Nomura's previous jersey number 7, but was instead assigned the number 33.[2]

In 2012, he appeared in his first official game on June 29 as a pinch runner for Tetsuya Okubo. From July onwards, he filled in the role of 2nd baseman after Akihiro Higashide was sidelined by an injury in his right middle finger.[3] He appeared in 63 games, and batted in 12 runs.

In 2013, After Higashide injured his knee during spring training, Kikuchi eventually became fixed in the starting line-up.[4] On May 12, he and Yoshihiro Maru hit two grand slams in the game against the Chunichi Dragons, the 22nd time it happened in NPB history. This was the first time in both the player's professional careers to hit a grand slam. Maru hit one in the 4th inning, and Kikuchi followed in the 6th.[5] A plaque commemorating the team's two-grand-slam game was installed beyond the left field wall at Mazda Stadium two days later.[6] On September 26, he recorded his 497th assist as second baseman, breaking the previous NPB record held by Chunichi's Masahiro Araki in 2005.[7] He finished the season with 528 assists, setting an all-time NPB high. Three days later in a match with the Giants, he batted in his 50th sac bunt, beating the franchise record held by Higashide in 2001, and also topped the league. He appeared in 141 games of the 144 on the schedule, and though he batted only .247, he hit 11 home runs and drove in 57.[4]

In 2018, he was selected to the 2018 NPB All-Star game,[8] making it his fifth consecutive appearance at the NPB All-Star series.

After the 2019 season, Carp announced it was allowing Kikuchi to enter the posting system to play in Major League Baseball (MLB). However, Kikuchi signed a 4-year contract extension worth ¥300 million ($2.7 million) a year with the Carp on December 27, 2019 after failing to secure a deal with any of the MLB teams.[9]

International career

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Kikuchi represented the Japan national baseball team in the 2013 exhibition game against Chinese Taipei national baseball team, 2014 MLB Japan All-Star Series, 2015 exhibition games against Europe, 2016 exhibition games against Chinese Taipei, 2016 exhibition games against Mexico and Netherlands, 2017 World Baseball Classic, 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series and 2019 WBSC Premier12.

On August 20, 2018, he was selected 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series.[10]

On October 1, 2019, he was selected at the 2019 WBSC Premier12,[11] where he was named the tournament's outstanding defensive player.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b 週刊ベースボール (Weekly Baseball) July 2, 2012 issue p.57
  2. ^ "中京学院大・菊池が野村監督の背番号7熱望…広島2位". Sports Hochi. 2011-10-29. Archived from the original on 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
  3. ^ "【広島】東出、ニックが長期離脱". Nikkan Sports. 2012-06-12. Retrieved 2012-06-12.
  4. ^ a b "Infield replacements making presence felt". The Japan Times. 2014-07-05. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
  5. ^ "丸だ菊池だ!満弾2発 赤ヘル同学年コンビ球団3度目快挙". Sports Nippon News. 2013-05-12.
  6. ^ "丸と菊池 アベック満塁弾で記念板に". Daily.co.jp. 2013-06-11.
  7. ^ "広島・菊池が補殺499個目 二塁手の日本記録更新]スポーツニッポン". Sports Nippon News. 2013-09-26. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06.
  8. ^ "マイナビオールスターゲーム2018 選手間投票結果". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). July 3, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  9. ^ "Ryosuke Kikuchi returning to Carp after failing to secure MLB contract". The Japan Times Online. 2019-12-27. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
  10. ^ "「2018日米野球」出場選手6名、コーチングスタッフが決定". 野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). August 20, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  11. ^ "「ENEOS 侍ジャパンシリーズ2019」出場選手決定について". 野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  12. ^ "Seiya Suzuki tops Premier12 2019 individual stats".
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