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
Hits
1,591
Home runs
122
RBI
552
Stolen Bases
120
Teams
Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2012–present)
Career highlights and awards
9× Central League Golden Glove Award (2013–2021)
7× NPB All-Star (2014–2019, 2021)
Best Nine Award (2017)
2018 CLCS MVP
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing Japan
Summer Olympics
2020 Tokyo
Team
WBSC Premier12
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.
^週刊ベースボール (Weekly Baseball) July 2, 2012 issue p.57
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