Yusei Kikuchi

Yusei Kikuchi
Kikuchi with the Saitama Seibu Lions in 2018
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1991-06-17) June 17, 1991 (age 33)
Morioka, Iwate, Japan
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Professional debut
NPB: June 12, 2011, for the Saitama Seibu Lions
MLB: March 21, 2019, for the Seattle Mariners
NPB statistics
(through 2018 season)
Win–loss record73–46
Earned run average2.77
Strikeouts903
MLB statistics
(through 2024 season)
Win–loss record41–47
Earned run average4.57
Strikeouts837
Teams
Career highlights and awards
NPB
MLB

Yusei Kikuchi (菊池 雄星, Kikuchi Yūsei, Japanese pronunciation: [ki̥kɯtɕi jɯꜜːseː], born June 17, 1991) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays and Houston Astros and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Saitama Seibu Lions.