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Yōta Kyōda

Japanese baseball player (born 1994) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yōta Kyōda
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Yōta Kyōda (京田 陽太, Kyōda Yōta; born April 20, 1994 in Nomi, Ishikawa, Japan)[1] is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Chunichi Dragons.

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Kyōda was the 2017 Central League Rookie of the Year and was previously the player's representative for the Dragons.[2]

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Career

Chunichi Dragons

On October 20, 2016, Kyōda was selected as the 2nd draft pick for the Chunichi Dragons at the 2016 NPB Draft and on 26 November signed a provisional contract with a ¥85,000,000 sign-on bonus and a ¥12,000,000 yearly salary.[3][4]

On February 27, 2019, he was selected for Japan national baseball team at the 2019 exhibition games against Mexico.[5]

Yokohama DeNA BayStars

On November 18, 2022, Kyōda was traded to the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in exchange for Yoshiki Sunada.[6]

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