Ryoji Kuribayashi
Japanese baseball player
Baseball player
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| Hiroshima Toyo Carp – No. 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born: (1996-07-09) July 9, 1996 (age 27) Aisai, Aichi, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NPB debut | |||||||||||||||||||||
| March 27, 2021, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics (through 2023 season) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 3–10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 1.76 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 191 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Saves | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Holds | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Ryoji Kuribayashi (栗林 良吏, Kuribayashi Ryōji, born July 9, 1996 in Aisai, Aichi, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).[1][2]
Professional career
Kuribayashi was selected by the Hiroshima Toyo Carp with the team's first selection in the 2020 Nippon Professional Baseball draft. He made his NPB debut on March 27, 2021, pitching a scoreless inning with 2 strikeouts against the Chunichi Dragons. After recording a stellar 0.55 ERA in 33 appearances to begin the year, Kuribayashi was named an NPB All-Star for the first time in his career.[3] In 2021, Kuribayashi recorded 37 saves with a 0.86 ERA in 53 games and claimed the Central League's Rookie of the Year Award.
In 2022, Kuribayashi pitched as a closer throughout the season and recorded 31 saves with a 1.49 ERA in 48 games.
On June 6, 2023, Kuribayashi pitched a scoreless seventh inning against the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, earning his first win in NPB.[4]
International career
Kuribayashi represented the Japan national baseball team in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He pitched in five games and recorded 2 wins and 3 saves, contributing to Japan's gold medal in the Olympics.[5]
References
- ^ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "Register : Kuribayashi,Ryoji (Hiroshima Toyo Carp)". Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "広島東洋カープ公式サイト". Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Ryoji Kuribayashi Japanese Leagues Statistics & History".
- ^ JIJI.COM. "広島・栗林、３年目で初勝利 プロ野球". Retrieved June 6, 2023.
- ^ Asahi Shimbun. "1年延期の巡り合わせで守護神に 栗林良吏、自信を持って投げ抜いた". Retrieved June 6, 2023.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Career statistics - NPB.jp
- チームデータ 20 栗林 良吏 - 広島東洋カープ公式サイト
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Hiroshima Toyo Carp current roster
- 11 Aren Kuri
- 12 Haruki Ohmichi
- 13 Daisuke Moriura
- 14 Daichi Ohsera
- 16 Shōhei Mori
- 17 Akitake Okada
- 18 Masato Morishita
- 19 Yusuke Nomura
- 20 Ryoji Kuribayashi
- 21 Shota Nakazaki
- 23 Kazuki Yabuta
- 26 Takehisa Masuda
- 28 Hiroki Tokoda
- 29 Makoto Kemna
- 30 Ryuji Ichioka
- 34 Kōya Takahashi
- 36 Atsuya Horie
- 39 Ginji Hasebe
- 41 Takuya Yasaki
- 43 Sotaro Shimauchi
- 45 Ryūya Matsumoto
- 46 Kei Kawano
- 47 Yūta Saitō
- 48 Makoto Aduwa
- 49 Chiaki Tone
- 53 Tatsuto Kobayashi
- 58 Reira Fujii
- 66 Atsushi Endoh
- 67 Yuta Nakamura
- 70 Atsumi Hidaka
- 98 Robert Corniel
- 27 Tsubasa Aizawa
- 31 Shogo Sakakura
- 32 Tomoki Ishihara
- 40 Yoshitaka Isomura
- 57 Taiki Mochimaru
- 62 Kanato Shimizu
- 64 Shōto Takagi
- 00 Kaisei Sone
- 0 Takashi Uemoto
- 2 Kosuke Tanaka
- 7 Shota Dobayashi
- 33 Ryosuke Kikuchi
- 35 Takumi Miyoshi
- 44 Kōta Hayashi
- 45 Tatsuki Kuwahara
- 51 Kaito Kozono
- 54 Yūya Nirasawa
- 61 Masaya Yano
- 63 Shōdai Uchida
- 69 Ryutaro Hatsuki
- 95 Jake Scheiner
- 99 Shōichi Futamata
- 9 Shogo Akiyama
- 37 Takayoshi Noma
- 38 Koki Ugusa
- 50 Kento Nakamura
- 55 Ryuhei Matsuyama
- 56 Shū Kubo
- 59 Minoru Ohmori
- 60 Shunsuke Tamura
- 96 Shosei Nakamura
- 120 Shun Namiki
- 122 Ken Sasaki
- 125 Taiga Tsuji
- 126 Sō Shinya
- 128 Raisei Nakamura
- 127 Seita Maekawa
- 121 Norihiko Nabara
- 123 Takahiro Nakamura
- 124 Motohide Kinoshita
coaching
- Manager: 25 Takahiro Arai
- Head coach:
- Outfield defense/base running coach: 93 Masato Akamatsu
- Infield defense/base running coach: 89 Tetsuya Kokubo
- Hitting coaches: 83 Toyo Asayama, 91 Yuichiro Mukae
- Pitching coaches: 86 Tsuyoshi Kikuchihara, 82 Ryuji Yokoyama
- Battery coach: 81 Yoshiyuki Ishihara
coaching
- Manager: 71 Shinji Koh
- Outfield defense/base running coach: 75 Jun Hirose
- Infield defense/base running coach: 72 Akihiro Higashide
- Hitting/base running coach: 85 Kazuki Fukuchi
- Hitting coach:
- Pitching coaches: 87 Ken Takahashi, 74 Katsuhiro Nagakawa
- Battery coach: 76 Yoshikazu Kura
coaching
- Gereral coach: 78 Tatsumi Une
- Pitching/strengthening coach: 73 Kanei Kobayashi
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