Sōsuke Genda (源田 壮亮, Genda Sōsuke, born February 16, 1993) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Sōsuke Genda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Saitama Seibu Lions – No. 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Infielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born: Ōita, Ōita, Japan | February 16, 1993|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NPB debut | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2017, for the Saitama Seibu Lions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NPB statistics (through 2023 season) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting average | .270 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hits | 929 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home runs | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 244 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stolen bases | 160 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 for the 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 former Nogizaka46 member Misa Etō, whom he met when she interviewed him for a professional sports news program.[4] He welcomed his first child, a son, on January 29, 2022.[5]
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.
- ^ "【コメント全文】第1子出産の衛藤美彩「一番苦しかったのがオリンピックの時」 夫への感謝も". ENCOUNT (in Japanese). 2022-01-29. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- NPB.com