Yūsuke Kinoshita

Yūsuke Kinoshita (木下雄介, Kinoshita Yūsuke, born October 10, 1993 in Osaka, Osaka, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons.

Yūsuke Kinoshita
木下雄介
Chunichi Dragons – No. 98
Pitcher
Born: (1993-10-10) October 10, 1993
Osaka, Osaka, Japan
Bats: Right Throws: Right
NPB debut
April 15, 2018, for the Chunichi Dragons
NPB statistics
(through 2018)
Win-loss record0-0
Innings pitched23
Earned run average5.48
Strikeouts24
Teams

On 20 October 2016, Kinoshita was selected as the 1st round development draft pick for the Chunichi Dragons at the 2016 NPB Draft and on 9 November signed a provisional contract with a ¥2,000,000 sign-on bonus and a ¥3,000,000 yearly salary.[1]

On the 23 March 2018, Kinoshita was upgraded to a fully rostered contract and was presented with the number 98.[2]

References

  1. "中日、育成D1指名の木下雄と合意 支度金200万円". Sankei Sports (in Japanese). 9 November 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  2. "中日木下雄介が支配下に 異色の経歴、妻は叫ぶ - プロ野球 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-11-30.


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