Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L 

Born: 06/17/1991 Age: 34

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2025 OPL OPL Player Page

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Meat and Potatoes for $7

On MLB 40-man: YES
Acquired: Free Agent (HOU) Nov'24

Mon 7/07 Tue 7/08 Wed 7/09
Starting TEX 9:38 PM EDT TEX 9:38 PM EDT TEX 9:38 PM EDT

Positions
SP
2026 Earned Positions
SP

All Leagues
Average $5.84 Median $5.00
H2H FanGraphs Points
Average $5.78 Median $6.00

All Leagues
Average $5.50 Median $5.00
H2H FanGraphs Points
Average $5.40 Median $5.50

Roster%
98.16%
Change
7Day 4.29%
30Day 12.58%

2025 OPL 2025 OPL Round 3
OPL Roster%
15.00%
OPL Average Salary
$6.00


July 2, 2025 11:46 PM : Kikuchi did not factor in the decision in the Angels' 8-3 loss to Atlanta on Wednesday. He allowed two runs on six hits and two walks while striking out seven across 5.2 innings.
Analysis: Kikuchi was able to escape from a bases-load situation in the first and was in line for the win as he entered the sixth looking to log a third consecutive quality start. He was lifted after giving up two consecutive singles and was tagged for those runs after Sean Murphy launched a three-run homer off Ryan Zeferjahn. Kikuchi is in the midst of a career season, and his 106 strikeouts and 2.81 ERA (across 101.2 innings) rank ninth and 11th, respectively, among qualified starters in the American League. He's slated to start against the Rangers at home next week.

MLB Stats

Pitching

YearTeamGGSIP SV HLD K H BB HBP HR P/IP Pts
2019SEA3232161.20011619550636 1.92 310.54
2020SEA9947.00047412003 5.07 238.30
2021SEA2929157.00016314562527 3.68 577.70
2022TOR3220100.2101249358923 2.7 272.24
2023TOR3232167.20018116548427 4.09 685.64
2024TOR2222115.20013012530217 4.2 485.84
2024HOU101060.00076421408 5.77 346.40
2025LAA1818102.1001069446111 4.38 448.56

Recent Games

Last 10 MLB Games

DateTeamOpponentGSWinSaveHoldIPTBF RERHKBBHBPHR Pts
Jul 2, 2025 LAA @ATL 1 0 0 0 5.2 24 2 2 6 7 2 0 0 34.33
Jun 25, 2025 LAA BOS 1 1 0 0 7.0 26 2 0 3 12 1 0 0 65.00
Jun 20, 2025 LAA HOU 1 0 0 0 7.0 26 2 2 6 9 0 0 2 29.60
Jun 15, 2025 LAA @BAL 1 0 0 0 5.2 25 5 3 7 10 2 0 1 25.43
Jun 9, 2025 LAA ATH 1 1 0 0 7.1 24 0 0 1 5 1 0 0 58.67
Jun 3, 2025 LAA @BOS 1 0 0 0 5.0 26 3 3 8 5 5 0 1 -1.10
May 28, 2025 LAA NYY 1 0 0 0 5.0 23 1 1 4 4 5 0 0 19.60
May 23, 2025 LAA MIA 1 1 0 0 5.2 26 0 0 7 4 4 0 0 19.73
May 18, 2025 LAA @LAD 1 0 0 0 5.2 24 1 1 3 7 4 0 0 36.13
May 12, 2025 LAA @SDP 1 0 0 0 6.0 26 4 2 7 4 2 0 1 15.90
Totals 10 3 0 0 60.0 250 20 14 52 67 26 0 5 303.30

Avg Salary & Roster%

Last 30 days

2026 Position Eligibility Progress

To gain eligibility, a player must have 5 GS or 10 G at a position in the majors, or 20 G at a position in the minors.

Transaction History

Date Transaction Type Team Salary
February 25, 2021 2:01 PM add The Lollygagging Ligaments $3
April 18, 2021 7:22 PM move ShoJuan Sotohtani (from The Lollygagging Ligaments) $3
October 9, 2021 4:23 AM increase ShoJuan Sotohtani $5
January 4, 2022 12:05 PM cut ShoJuan Sotohtani $0
March 13, 2022 6:35 PM add The Lollygagging Ligaments $3
May 3, 2022 8:58 PM cut The Lollygagging Ligaments $2
May 13, 2022 12:44 AM add Neto Free-man $2
June 9, 2022 7:01 AM cut Neto Free-man $1
March 16, 2023 8:48 PM add Mudville 9 $1
April 11, 2023 6:36 PM cut Mudville 9 $1
April 12, 2023 6:37 PM add Bettsin’ Da Farm 🎰 $1
May 26, 2023 4:06 PM cut Bettsin’ Da Farm 🎰 $1
June 24, 2023 7:03 AM add Meat and Potatoes $2
October 12, 2023 11:53 AM increase Meat and Potatoes $4
October 10, 2024 12:23 AM increase Meat and Potatoes $6
November 15, 2024 12:16 AM increase Meat and Potatoes $7

Recent Trades for Yusei Kikuchi in H2H FanGraphs Points

Date Proposing Team Proposing Team Gives Accepting Team Accepting Team Gives
July 3, 2025 8:49 PM AZ Batflips Jared Jones PIT SP R $4 60IL
Jacob Misiorowski MIL SP/RP R $6 
Jesus Made MIL A SS S $2
 Hawthorne Rangers Jazz Chisholm Jr. NYY 2B/3B/OF L $11 
Brent Rooker ATH OF R $10
Andres Munoz SEA RP R $9 
Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L $6 
$28 loan
June 29, 2025 10:00 PM Beanie Busters Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L $2 
$1 loan 		Cleveland Windians Jeff Mcneil NYM 2B/OF L $1 
June 13, 2025 3:39 AM Good Wood Jeff Mcneil NYM 2B/OF L $2 
 LethSugo Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L $4 
June 8, 2025 3:39 PM 2022 and 2028 All-Stars Luis Garcia WSN 2B L $4 
Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L $6 
 Ricky Vaughn's Wild Circus Tyler O'Neill BAL OF R $13 
$3 loan
March 17, 2025 3:48 PM here comes the pizza Zack Wheeler PHI SP R $41 
Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L $6 
$26 loan 		Rhode Island Rohirrim Cole Ragans KCR SP L $19 15IL 
Kyle Teel CHW C L $2 
March 11, 2025 10:34 AM 2022 and 2028 All-Stars Corbin Burnes ARI SP R $34 60IL
$12 loan 		Sierra Jake Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L $6 
Lars Nootbaar STL OF L $7 
Bubba Chandler PIT AAA SP R $2
Andrew Painter PHI AAA SP R $3
January 30, 2025 9:11 AM Old Haus Radburn Ceddanne Rafaela BOS 2B/SS/OF R $5 
 L7 Weenies Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L $3 
January 18, 2025 2:35 PM Bump Bailey Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L $6 
 Glosta 108s A.J. Puk ARI RP L $4 60IL
Jeremiah Estrada SDP RP R $3
January 8, 2025 3:06 PM E-lectrics Randy Arozarena SEA OF R $22 
Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L $8 
Jackson Jobe DET SP R $6 60IL
 Wondo Nation Corbin Carroll ARI OF L $36 
December 23, 2024 8:01 PM Duck Diggler 🦆🕺 Kirby Yates TEX RP R $7
Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L $6 
 Skin Tag Warehouse: The Musical Trevor Larnach MIN OF L $4
Brendan Donovan STL 2B/SS/3B/OF L $6