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Yōta Kyōda
京田陽太
Yōta Kyōda; 京田陽太
Yokohama DeNA BayStars – No. 9
	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
	Japan Series champion (2024); 2017 Central League Rookie of the Year; 1× NPB All-Star selection (2019);

Yōta Kyōda (京田陽太, 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

Chunichi Dragons

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

On November 18, 2022, Kyōda was traded to the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in exchange for Yoshiki Sunada.^[6]

References

^ "Yota Kyoda - Samurai Japan Player Profile". Japan national baseball team. 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
^ "中日、京田が新選手会長就任へ現選手会長・福田が推薦「若い選手が中心に」" [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２位京田が仮契約、吉兆！部屋から富士山見えた(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・京田の野望 (Draft #2 Kyoda's wish)". Chunichi Sports (in Japanese). 26 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
^ "ENEOS 侍ジャパンシリーズ2019「日本 vs メキシコ」に出場するメンバー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). February 18, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
^ "Grade The Offseason: Chunichi Dragons Edition". borjaonsports.com. 12 January 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2023.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors), NPB

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

[2] "中日、京田が新選手会長就任へ現選手会長・福田が推薦「若い選手が中心に」" [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２位京田が仮契約、吉兆！部屋から富士山見えた(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・京田の野望 (Draft #2 Kyoda's wish)". Chunichi Sports (in Japanese). 26 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.

[5] "ENEOS 侍ジャパンシリーズ2019「日本 vs メキシコ」に出場するメンバー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). 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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