Ryusei Terachi

Terachi was drafted by the Chiba Lotte Marines in the 5th round of the 2023 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.^[4]

Terachi made his NPB debut on October 3, 2024, recording his first career NPB hit, a double to left field against Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters pitcher Kōta Tatsu.^[6] He appeared in one more game that year, the following day, where he failed to record a hit. In the offseason, he was one of five Marines prospects sent to play in the Australian Baseball League (ABL) for the Sydney Blue Sox between November and December, posting a .302/.397./365 slashline in 19 games.^[7]

Terachi made his first start in 2025 on April 4. On April 18, he hit his first and second career NPB home runs against Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles pitcher Takahisa Hayakawa, becoming the first teenage catcher to hit 2 home runs in a game since Ginjiro Sumitani in 2006, and the first in franchise history to hit any home runs since Takeo Daigo in 1957.^[8] He received his first All-Star selection this year, and was a defensive substitute in Game 1.^[9] Terachi was the starting catcher in Game 2, where he hit an RBI double off of Yomiuri Giants pitcher Iori Yamasaki in the top of the 3rd inning.^[10]

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors) · NPB.