Kōtarō Kiyomiya

Kōtarō Kiyomiya
Kōtarō Kiyomiya
	Kōtarō Kiyomiya with the Fighters in 2022.
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – No. 21
	infielder
	Born: May 25, 1999; Tokyo, Japan
	Bats: Left Throws: Right
NPB debut
	May 2, 2018, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
NPB statistics ; (through 2023 season)
Batting average	.216
Hits	302
Home runs	49
Runs batted in	169
Stolen bases	8
Teams
	Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2018–present);
Career highlights and awards
	Japanese High School Baseball Holds Japanese High School Baseball record for most Home Runs with 111 home runs; NPB NPB All-Star (2022); NPB All-Star MVP (2022); Solo Homerun in the bottom of the 9th inning All-Star Game July 26, 2022 since the Heisei era;
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing Japan
2017 U-18 Baseball World Cup

Kōtarō Kiyomiya (清宮幸太郎, born May 25, 1999 in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese baseball player who currently plays for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball's (NPB) Pacific League as a First Baseman. A left-handed batter and right-handed thrower, Kotaro stands 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) tall and weighs 225 pounds (102 kg). He was the first pick of the Fighters in the 2017 draft. He is the son of notable Japanese rugby union coach, Katsuyuki Kiyomiya.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.