Sōsuke Genda

Sōsuke Genda (源田 壮亮, Genda Sōsuke, born February 16, 1993　in Ōita, Ōita, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Sōsuke Genda
Saitama Seibu Lions – No. 6
Infielder
Born: (1993-02-16) February 16, 1993
Ōita, Ōita, Japan
Bats: Left Throws: Right
NPB debut
March 31, 2017, for the Saitama Seibu Lions
NPB statistics
(through 2018)
Batting average.274
Home runs3
Hits230
Runs batted in87
Stolen bases58
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Japan
WBSC Premier12
2019 Tokyo Team

Career

He got Pacific League Rookie of the Year in 2017, he was named as Best Nine and got Golden Glove Award in 2018.

He was selected 2018 NPB All-Star game.[1]

International career

Genda represented the Japan national baseball team in the 2017 Asia Professional Baseball Championship, 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series and 2019 WBSC Premier12.

On October 10, 2018, he was selected Japan national baseball team at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series.[2]

On October 1, 2019, he was selected at the 2019 WBSC Premier12.[3]

Personal

In October 2019, Genda married Misa Etō, whom he met when she interviewed him for a professional sports news program.[4]

References
  1. "マイナビオールスターゲーム2018 ファン投票結果". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). June 26, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  2. "「2018日米野球」に出場する侍ジャパントップチーム選手全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). October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  3. "「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.
  4. "衛藤美彩「彼の活躍が私の幸せ」西武源田と結婚". Nikkan Sports. October 24, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.


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