Yōta Kyōda

Yōta Kyōda
京田きょうだ陽よう太ふとし
Yōta Kyōda; 京田きょうだ陽よう太ふとし
Yokohama DeNA BayStars – No. 98
	Infielder
	Born: April 20, 1994 (age 30); 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
	Chunichi Dragons (2017–2022); Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2023-present);
Career highlights and awards
	2017 Central League Rookie of the Year; 1× NPB All-Star selection (2019);

Yōta Kyōda (京田きょうだ陽よう太ふとし, 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.

Kyōda was the 2017 Central League Rookie of the Year and was previously the player's representative for the Dragons.^[2]

Career[edit]

Chunichi Dragons[edit]

On 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[edit]

On 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.
^ "中日ちゅうにち、京田きょうだが新しん選手せんしゅ会長かいちょう就任しゅうにんへ現げん選手せんしゅ会長かいちょう・福田ふくだが推薦すいせん「若わかい選手せんしゅが中心ちゅうしんに」" [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.
^ "中日ちゅうにち２位い京田きょうだが仮かり契約けいやく、吉兆きっちょう！部屋へやから富士山ふじさん見みえた(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位い・京田きょうだの野望やぼう (Draft #2 Kyoda's wish)". Chunichi Sports (in Japanese). 26 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
^ "ENEOS 侍さむらいジャパンシリーズ2019「日本にっぽん vs メキシコ」に出場しゅつじょうするメンバー28名めいが決定けってい". 野球やきゅう日本にっぽん代表だいひょう侍さむらい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[edit]

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors), NPB

[1] "Yota Kyoda - Samurai Japan Player Profile". Japan national baseball team. 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.

[2] "中日ちゅうにち、京田きょうだが新しん選手せんしゅ会長かいちょう就任しゅうにんへ現げん選手せんしゅ会長かいちょう・福田ふくだが推薦すいせん「若わかい選手せんしゅが中心ちゅうしんに」" [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.

[3] "中日ちゅうにち２位い京田きょうだが仮かり契約けいやく、吉兆きっちょう！部屋へやから富士山ふじさん見みえた(Chunichi, 2nd pick Kyoda signs pre-contract, could see Mt Fuji from room.)". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 26 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.

[4] "ドラフト２位い・京田きょうだの野望やぼう (Draft #2 Kyoda's wish)". Chunichi Sports (in Japanese). 26 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.

[5] "ENEOS 侍さむらいジャパンシリーズ2019「日本にっぽん vs メキシコ」に出場しゅつじょうするメンバー28名めいが決定けってい". 野球やきゅう日本にっぽん代表だいひょう侍さむらいジャパンオフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). February 18, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2019.

[6] "Grade The Offseason: Chunichi Dragons Edition". borjaonsports.com. 12 January 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2023.

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Pitchers	11 Katsuki Azuma 13 Hiromu Ise 14 Kenta Ishida 15 Sōma Tokuyama 16 Shinichi Ohnuki 17 Kazuki Mishima 18 Kenta Kozono 19 Yasuaki Yamasaki 20 Yūya Sakamoto 22 Taisei Irie 24 Teruki Yoshino 26 Haruhiro Hamaguchi 27 Taiga Kamichatani 30 Ginji Miura 34 Ryoto Matsumoto 35 Tatsuya Hashimoto 36 Ryūdai Morishita 38 Yuito Mori 40 Ryūnosuke Matsumoto 41 Chihaya Sasaki 42 Andre Jackson 43 Ōsuke Fukazawa 45 Kōhei Morihara 46 Tatsuya Ishikawa 48 Masaya Kyoyama 49 J. B. Wendelken 53 Hayate Nakagawa 54 Yutaro Ishida 56 Takuto Takada 59 Kentarō Taira 62 Rowan Wick 64 Koh Nakagawa 65 Daita Miyagi 69 Anthony Kay 92 Hayato Horioka 93 Yofrec Diaz
Catchers	5 Shion Matsuo 10 Yasutaka Tobashira 29 Hikaru Ito 32 Kyōsuke Mashiko 50 Yūdai Yamamoto 57 Junpei Azuma 66 Ryōta Jōkō
Infielders	00 Takuma Hayashi 2 Shugo Maki 3 Tyler Austin 6 Keito Mori 9 Yamato 31 Tatsuhiro Shibata 39 Naomichi Nishiura 44 Taiki Ishikami 51 Toshiro Miyazaki 55 Kento Inoue 60 Naoto Chino 67 Kenji Nishimaki 98 Yōta Kyōda
Outfielders	0 Taishi Ohta 1 Masayuki Kuwahara 4 Ryuki Watarai 7 Keita Sano 8 Kazuki Kamizato 25 Yoshi Tsutsugo 28 Atsushi Katsumata 33 Riku Takeda 37 Taishi Kusumoto 58 Kōki Kajiwara 61 Tatsuo Ebina 63 Taiki Sekine
Development pitchers	101 Haruto Kusano 102 Manato Shimizu 105 Wilny Moron 106 Aki Watanabe 107 Hansel Marcelino 108 Ryūto Konno 110 Alexander Martínez)
Development catchers	116 Ryuhei Kuki 130 Taiga Kondoh
Development infielders	100 Ren 133 Ryūnosuke Aibara 144 Daichi Kobukata
Development outfielders	103 Nagi Murakawa
First squad coaching	Manager: 81 Daisuke Miura Hitting coaches: 75 Takuro Ishii, 77 Takanori Suzuki Pitching coaches: 91 Takashi Saito, 73 Atsushi Kizuka Infield / Baserunning coach: 97 Hiroyasu Tanaka Outfield / Baserunning coach: 71 Masaaki Koike Operations / Battery coach: 80 Ryoji Aikawa Patrol coach: 83 Michio Aoyama Patrol / Hitting coach: 76 Tomio Tashiro
Second squad coaching	Manager: 87 Toshihisa Nishi Hitting coaches: 84 Ikki Shimamura, 70 Tatsuya Shimozono Pitching coaches: 78 Tomokazu Ohka, 94 Yōta Kosugi Infield / Baserunning coach: 88 Yasuo Nagaike Outfield / Baserunning coach: 85 Shigeo Yanagida Battery coach: 74 Kazunari Tsuruoka Trainer / Hitting coach: 90 Iwao Ohmura Trainer / Fielding: 89 Kazuo Fujita Training coordinator / Fielding coach: 82 Takashi Manei Development coordinator / Pitching coach: 86 Yoshiki Yagi

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Draft Picks	1: Yūya Yanagi 2: Yōta Kyōda 3: Masami Ishigaki 4: Shōtarō Kasahara 5: Kento Fujishima 6: Taisuke Maruyama
Development Players	1: Yūsuke Kinoshita