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Yusei Kikuchi

Angels
Number #16
Position SP
Bats L
Throws L
Age 35
Height 6' 0"
Weight 210 lbs
Birth Place Iwate, Japan
Born Jun 17, 1991

Key Insights

2026
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Kole Calhoun has hit .455/.462/1.182 against Kikuchi over 13 plate appearances, more than any other hitter has managed.

5 for 11 with 2 home runs and 1 strikeout, against a .779 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Kikuchi has struck Christopher Morel out 7 times in 11 plate appearances, 63.6% of everything between them.

7 strikeouts in 11 plate appearances.
One club he never seems to get going against

The STL lineup has hit .286 and slugged .776 against Kikuchi across 56 plate appearances, the club that has done the most damage to him.

14 hits, 7 home runs and 16 strikeouts, against a .425 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
When these two meet, the ball gets hit hard

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. squares Kikuchi up like nobody else: 103.6 mph off the bat against him, against a median of 91.4 across the hitters he has faced.

8 plate appearances with tracked contact.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Brandon Lowe is 0 for 12 against Kikuchi, a .000 average that is the worst any regular opponent has managed.

12 career plate appearances.
This matchup usually ends with a free pass

Kikuchi has walked Nathaniel Lowe 4 times in 12 plate appearances, 33.3% of them.

4 walks in 12 plate appearances.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Jun 17, 1991
Birth Place Iwate, Japan
Height 6' 0"
Weight 210 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws L/L