Kenta Kurose (黒瀬 健太, Kurose Kenta, born August 12, 1997) is a Japanese former professional baseball Infielder of Nippon Professional Baseball(NPB). He previously played in NPB for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
| Kenta Kurose | |
|---|---|
 Kurose with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | |
| Infielder | |
| Born: August 12, 1997 Sennan, Osaka, Japan | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| July 30, 2022, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | |
| NPB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
| Batting average | .167 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| RBI | 1 |
| Hits | 2 |
| Teams | |
Professional career
editActive player era
editOn October 22, 2015, Kurose was drafted by the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in the 2015 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[1] During the 2016–2018 season, Kurose played in the Western League of NPB's second leagues, but did not get a chance to be promoted to the Pacific League, and signed a contract as a developmental player from the 2019 season.[2][3] In the 2019–2021 season, he played in informal matches against the Shikoku Island League Plus's teams and amateur baseball teams, and played in the Western League of NPB's minor leagues.
On July 28, 2022, Kurose signed a 6.5 million yen contract as a registered player under control for the first time in four seasons.[4] On July 30, he debuted in the Pacific League against the Saitama Seibu Lions, and recorded his first RBI on July 31.[5][6] October 22, 2022, the Hawks announced he was a free agent.[7]
After retirement
editKurose has been a team staff member for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks since the 2023 season.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Nishinippon Sports baseball news (Japanese) 黒瀬 するめ打法 ドラ5入団合意". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). November 21, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- ^ "Nikkan Sports baseball news ソフトバンク戦力外の小沢、古沢、黒瀬が育成再契約". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). November 20, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- ^ In the NPB, in addition to the 70 registered players under control (active roster of players), each team can have developmental players for the purpose of improving their baseball skills and training manners. They aim to be promoted to registered players under management within the 3-year contract period (non-tender FA players and contract expired players renew their contract every year).
- ^ "Nishinippon Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク黒瀬健太、支配下復帰 巨人・中田翔「これで満足するな」とエール". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). July 28, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- ^ "Nishinippon Sports baseball news 「やはり緊張感違った」7年目黒瀬健太、念願プロ初出場の結果は…". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). July 30, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- ^ "Nishinippon Sports baseball news 「おめでとう」「よくやった」ファンが祝福 黒瀬健太が1軍初スタメンで初打点". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). July 31, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- ^ "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks press release 2022/10/22(土) プレスリリース 来季契約について". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). October 22, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ^ "full-count.jp baseball news 中谷将大、釜元豪が現役引退で鷹の球団職員に転身 黒瀬健太ら新入団スタッフ発表". full-count.jp (in Japanese). January 20, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
External links
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- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Career statistics - NPB.jp (in Japanese)