Rikuto Yokoyama
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| Rikuto Yokoyama | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chiba Lotte Marines – No. 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Pitcher | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born: 5 August 2001 Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NPB debut | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 May, 2021, for the Chiba Lotte Marines | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NPB statistics (through 2024 season) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 5–4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 3.73 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Saves | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Holds | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Rikuto Yokoyama (横山 陸人, Yokoyama Rikuto; born 5 August 2001) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Yokoyama was selected by the Chiba Lotte Marines in the 2019 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[1] He made his professional debut in the Nippon Professional Baseball on 26 May 2021 against the Hanshin Tigers, pitching one inning allowing no runs and one hit.[2] In 2010, he pitched ten games posting an ERA of 6.00.
In 2022, Yokoyama pitched only one game, posting an ERA of 27.00. In 2023, he played 38 games, recording two wins, three losses, one save, 42 strikeouts and an ERA of 5.26. In 2024, he played 43 games, finishing with a 3–1 record and three saves, posting an ERA of 1.71.[3]