1991
Born June 17, 1991
Morioka, Iwate, Japan
Yusei Kikuchi Notable
b. June 17, 1991 · Seattle Mariners 2019–2021, Toronto Blue Jays 2022–2024, Houston Astros 2024, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2025
Yusei Kikuchi played for four clubs across seven seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Seattle Mariners in 2019 and closing with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 2025.
He went 48 and 58 with a 4.46 earned run average, pitching 988 innings in 199 games. He struck out 1,011 and threw 1 shutout. Across 199 games he batted .000, with 0 hits and 0 runs.
He was selected to two All-Star teams between 2021 and 2025.
He was born in Morioka, Iwate, Japan on June 17, 1991. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed. He has not retired; our record has no final game for him.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 2021, 2025 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | SEA | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2020 | SEA | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | SEA | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2022 | TOR | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | TOR | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | HOU/TOR | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | LAA | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 199 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | SEA | 6 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 161.2 | 195 | 98 | 50 | 116 | 5.46 |
| 2020 | SEA | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 47.0 | 41 | 27 | 20 | 47 | 5.17 |
| 2021 | SEA | 7 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 157.0 | 145 | 77 | 62 | 163 | 4.41 |
| 2022 | TOR | 6 | 7 | 32 | 20 | 1 | 100.2 | 93 | 58 | 58 | 124 | 5.19 |
| 2023 | TOR | 11 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 167.2 | 165 | 72 | 48 | 181 | 3.86 |
| 2024 | HOU/TOR | 9 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 175.2 | 167 | 79 | 44 | 206 | 4.05 |
| 2025 | LAA | 7 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 178.1 | 180 | 79 | 74 | 174 | 3.99 |
| Career | — | 48 | 58 | 199 | 187 | 1 | 988.0 | 986 | 490 | 356 | 1011 | 4.46 |
On this day & linked events
2021
John Means's No-Hitter
John Means threw a no-hitter for the Baltimore Orioles against the Seattle Mariners on May 5, 2021, winning 6–0.