Sōsuke Genda (源田 壮亮, Genda Sōsuke, born February 16, 1993 in Ōita, Ōita, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
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| Saitama Seibu Lions – No. 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Infielder | |||||||||||||||
| Born: February 16, 1993 Ōita, Ōita, Japan | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
| NPB debut | |||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2017, for the Saitama Seibu Lions | |||||||||||||||
| NPB statistics (through 2020 season) | |||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .273 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Hits | 591 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 176 | ||||||||||||||
| Stolen bases | 119 | ||||||||||||||
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Medals
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Career
He got Pacific League Rookie of the Year in 2017, he was named as Best Nine and got Golden Glove Award in 2018.
He was selected 2018 NPB All-Star game.[1]
International career
Genda represented the Japan national baseball team in the 2017 Asia Professional Baseball Championship, 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series and 2019 WBSC Premier12.
On October 10, 2018, he was selected Japan national baseball team at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series.[2]
On October 1, 2019, he was selected at the 2019 WBSC Premier12.[3]
Personal
In October 2019, Genda married Misa Etō, whom he met when she interviewed him for a professional sports news program.[4]
References
- ^ "マイナビオールスターゲーム2018 ファン投票結果". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). June 26, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ^ "「2018日米野球」に出場する侍ジャパントップチーム選手全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). October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
- ^ "「ENEOS 侍ジャパンシリーズ2019」出場選手決定について". 野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
- ^ "衛藤美彩「彼の活躍が私の幸せ」西武源田と結婚". Nikkan Sports. October 24, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- NPB.com
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