Ryoji_Kuribayashi
Ryoji Kuribayashi
Japanese baseball player
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]
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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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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]
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]
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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