Born: (1991-06-17) June 17, 1991 (age 32) Morioka, Iwate, Japan
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Professional debut
NPB: June 12, 2011, for the Saitama Seibu Lions
MLB: March 21, 2019, for the Seattle Mariners
NPB statistics (through 2018 season)
Win–loss record
73–46
Earned run average
2.77
Strikeouts
903
MLB statistics (through May 10, 2024)
Win–loss record
34–40
Earned run average
4.57
Strikeouts
677
Teams
Saitama Seibu Lions (2011–2018)
Seattle Mariners (2019–2021)
Toronto Blue Jays (2022–present)
Career highlights and awards
NPB
3× NPB All-Star (2013, 2017–2018)
Pacific League ERA leader (2017)
Pacific League wins leader (2017)
Mitsui Golden Glove Award (2017)
MLB
All-Star (2021)
Yusei Kikuchi (菊池 雄星, Kikuchi Yūsei, Japanese pronunciation:[ki̥kɯtɕijɯꜜːseː], born June 17, 1991) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Seattle Mariners in MLB and for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
YuseiKikuchi (菊池 雄星, KikuchiYūsei, Japanese pronunciation: [ki̥kɯtɕi jɯꜜːseː], born June 17, 1991) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the...
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in Iwate Prefecture, Northern Japan, the same high school as pitcher YuseiKikuchi, whom he admired; Ohtani competed there as a swimmer and played baseball...
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the off-season, the Blue Jays signed Kevin Gausman, Yimi García, and YuseiKikuchi as Robbie Ray, Marcus Semien, and Kirby Yates left for free agency....
Yankees. In Game 2, Sonny Gray out-dueled Toronto's José Berríos and YuseiKikuchi as the Twins won in a 2–0 shutout to win their first playoff series...
All-Star Series, and marked his first All-Star game home run off of YuseiKikuchi. Suzuki finished the season batting .320/.438/.618, with 30 home runs...
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fourth inning, Berríos was pulled with 47 pitches thrown in favor of YuseiKikuchi. Kikuchi, normally a starter, proceeded to load the bases with no outs. Carlos...
José Berríos to a 7-year deal, as well as signing Kevin Gausman and YuseiKikuchi. The moves paid off, as the Blue Jays had their best season since 2015...