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Yusei Kikuchi is a baseball player, born on June 17, 1991 in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. That puts Yusei Kikuchi at 35 years old in 2026. Education on record includes Hanamaki Higashi High School. Listed accolades include Mitsui Golden Glove Award (2017). The listed height is 184 cm.
My Take
What I admire most about Yusei Kikuchi is his restlessness. He could have stayed a celebrated ace in Japan, but he chose the harder road across the Pacific, bouncing between Seattle, Toronto, Houston, and now the Angels. That willingness to keep proving himself in unfamiliar clubhouses, season after season, says a lot about his character. Coming out of Hanamaki Higashi in snowy Iwate, the same school that produced Shohei Ohtani, he carries a quiet toughness I find compelling. His 2017 Golden Glove hints at an overlooked completeness. I root for pitchers who refuse to coast, and Kikuchi clearly never has.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yusei Kikuchi
- Name (Japanese)
- 菊池雄星
- Reading
- きくち ゆうせい
- Born
- June 17, 1991 (age 35)
- Origin
- Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 184 cm
- Occupation
- baseball player
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Goat
2. Background
- High school
- Hanamaki Higashi High School
Awards & achievements
- 2017 Mitsui Golden Glove Award
3. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/yuseik18/
- Xhttps://x.com/YuseiKikuchi16
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusei%20Kikuchi
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%8F%8A%E6%B1%A0%E9%9B%84%E6%98%9F
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8061867
4. About this entry
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- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Yusei Kikuchi born?
Yusei Kikuchi was born on June 17, 1991 and is 35 years old.
Where is Yusei Kikuchi from?
Yusei Kikuchi is from Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
What does Yusei Kikuchi do?
Yusei Kikuchi works as baseball player.
How tall is Yusei Kikuchi?
Yusei Kikuchi is 184 cm tall.
Which high school did Yusei Kikuchi attend?
Yusei Kikuchi attended Hanamaki Higashi High School.
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