Yōta Kyōda (京田 陽太, Kyōda Yōta, born April 20, 1994 in Nomi, Ishikawa, Japan)[1] is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Chunichi Dragons.
| Yōta Kyōda 京田 陽太 | |
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| Yokohama DeNA BayStars – No. 98 | |
| Infielder | |
| Born: April 20, 1994 Nomi, Ishikawa, Japan | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| March 31, 2017, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
| NPB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
| Batting average | .245 |
| Hits | 704 |
| Home runs | 23 |
| Runs batted in | 190 |
| Stolen bases | 78 |
| Teams | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
Japan Series champion (2024)
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Kyōda was the 2017 Central League Rookie of the Year and was previously the player's representative for the Dragons.[2]
Career
editChunichi Dragons
editOn October 20, 2016, Kyōda was selected as the 2nd draft pick for the Chunichi Dragons at the 2016 NPB Draft and on 26 November signed a provisional contract with a ¥85,000,000 sign-on bonus and a ¥12,000,000 yearly salary.[3][4]
On February 27, 2019, he was selected for Japan national baseball team at the 2019 exhibition games against Mexico.[5]
Yokohama DeNA BayStars
editOn November 18, 2022, Kyōda was traded to the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in exchange for Yoshiki Sunada.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Yota Kyoda - Samurai Japan Player Profile". Japan national baseball team. 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ "中日、京田が新選手会長就任へ 現選手会長・福田が推薦「若い選手が中心に」" [Chunichi, Kyoda is new player's president; recommended by current president Fukuda, "Bringing young players to the fore"]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). 2019-11-15. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
- ^ "中日２位京田が仮契約、吉兆！部屋から富士山見えた(Chunichi, 2nd pick Kyoda signs pre-contract, could see Mt Fuji from room.)". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 26 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ "ドラフト２位・京田の野望 (Draft #2 Kyoda's wish)". Chunichi Sports (in Japanese). 26 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ "ENEOS 侍ジャパンシリーズ2019「日本 vs メキシコ」に出場するメンバー28名が決定". 野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). February 18, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
- ^ "Grade The Offseason: Chunichi Dragons Edition". borjaonsports.com. 12 January 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
External links
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- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors), NPB