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.
| Sōsuke Genda | |
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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 2018) | |
| Batting average | .274 |
| Home runs | 3 |
| Hits | 230 |
| Runs batted in | 87 |
| Stolen bases | 58 |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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He was selected 2018 NPB All-Star game.[1] On October 10, 2018, he was selected Japan national baseball team at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series.[2]
He got Pacific League Rookie of the Year in 2017, he was named as Best Nine and got Golden Glove Award in 2018.
In April 2019, it was revealed that he is dating former member from Nogizaka46, Misa Etō. According to Japanese medias, Misa Eto and Genda Sosuka's romance started while Eto Misa interviewed Genda Sosuke as Professional Baseball News host on 30 April 2018, for Genda Sosuke, it was a kind of love at first sight, and he waited and confessed his love to Misa Eto until her graduation, and they started dating last month.
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.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- NPB.com
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