Ryoji Kuribayashi
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| Ryoji Kuribayashi | |||||||||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Kuribayashi in 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hiroshima Toyo Carp – No. 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Pitcher | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born: July 9, 1996 Aisai, Aichi, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NPB debut | |||||||||||||||||||||
| March 27, 2021, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics (through 2025 season) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 4–17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 1.90 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 310 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Saves | 134 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Ryoji Kuribayashi (栗林 良吏, Kuribayashi Ryōji; born July 9, 1996 in Aisai, Aichi, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).[1][2]
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]
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