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Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L 

Born: 06/17/1991 Age: 33

FanGraphs Player Page

2025 OPL OPL Player Page

Signed By

Saint Francis & Co. for $6

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

Sun 5/25 Mon 5/26 Tue 5/27
MIA 4:07 PM EDT NYY 9:38 PM EDT NYY 9:38 PM EDT

Positions
SP
2026 Earned Positions
SP

All Leagues
Average $6.21 Median $6.00
H2H FanGraphs Points
Average $5.92 Median $6.00

All Leagues
Average $4.60 Median $4.50
H2H FanGraphs Points
Average $5.60 Median $5.50

Roster%
89.3%
Change
7Day 2.14%
30Day 10.09%

2025 OPL 2025 OPL Round 2
OPL Roster%
13.53%
OPL Average Salary
$6.74


May 24, 2025 1:36 AM : Kikuchi (1-4) allowed seven hits and four walks while striking out four over 5.2 scoreless innings to earn the win over the Marlins on Friday.
Analysis: Kikuchi came up an out short of a quality start for the second time in a row, though this time it was due to his workload rather than an injury scare. He threw 110 pitches (70 strikes) in Friday's outing, and he was strong despite his ongoing issue with walking too many batters. He's allowed one run or fewer in three of his last four outings. Kikuchi's 3.17 ERA is strong, but his 1.49 WHIP and 54:30 K:BB over 59.2 innings (11 starts) raise plenty of concerns about sustainability. His next start is projected to be a tough home matchup versus the Yankees.

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
2025LAA111159.20054593017 3.64 217.03

Recent Games

Last 10 MLB Games

DateTeamOpponentGSWinSaveHoldIPTBF RERHKBBHBPHR Pts
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
May 7, 2025 LAA TOR 1 0 0 0 6.0 23 1 1 5 6 1 0 0 40.40
May 1, 2025 LAA DET 1 0 0 0 5.0 22 2 2 5 5 1 1 2 3.40
Apr 26, 2025 LAA @MIN 1 0 0 0 2.0 19 4 4 9 0 4 0 0 -20.60
Apr 20, 2025 LAA SFG 1 0 0 0 5.1 25 1 0 5 6 4 0 0 26.47
Apr 15, 2025 LAA @TEX 1 0 0 0 6.0 22 1 1 3 6 2 0 0 42.60
Apr 9, 2025 LAA @TBR 1 0 0 0 6.0 25 4 4 6 5 3 0 1 17.50
Apr 2, 2025 LAA @STL 1 0 0 0 6.0 26 3 3 4 6 5 0 2 6.40
Totals 10 1 0 0 53.2 238 21 18 54 49 30 1 6 187.93

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
March 31, 2022 10:30 PM add Greendale Human Beings $4
June 11, 2022 12:56 PM cut Greendale Human Beings $2
July 15, 2022 10:38 AM add Greendale Human Beings $2
July 15, 2022 10:59 AM cut Greendale Human Beings $1
March 12, 2023 9:41 PM add Just a Normal Fluffalo Woman $1
March 20, 2023 7:42 AM cut Just a Normal Fluffalo Woman $1
April 1, 2023 3:03 PM add Saint Francis & Co. $1
June 7, 2023 8:35 PM cut Saint Francis & Co. $1
July 10, 2023 7:45 AM add Saint Francis & Co. $1
October 12, 2023 11:57 AM increase Saint Francis & Co. $3
November 15, 2023 12:56 AM increase Saint Francis & Co. $4
October 10, 2024 12:31 AM increase Saint Francis & Co. $6

Recent Trades for Yusei Kikuchi in H2H FanGraphs Points

Date Proposing Team Proposing Team Gives Accepting Team Accepting Team Gives
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 AAA C L $2
March 11, 2025 10:34 AM Profar so Good Corbin Burnes ARI SP R $34 
$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 
 Wondo Nation Corbin Carroll ARI OF L $36 
December 23, 2024 8:01 PM Duck Diggler 🦆🕺 Kirby Yates TEX RP R $7 15IL 
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 
December 23, 2024 11:02 AM Frozen Pop Tarts Ryan Jeffers MIN C R $3 
Mason Miller OAK RP R $11 
 Asheville Tourists Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L $4 
December 15, 2024 8:47 PM LA Deferrals Brandon Lowe TBR 1B/2B L $14 
Ceddanne Rafaela BOS 2B/SS/OF R $4
Heston Kjerstad BAL OF L $6 
 Maine Lobsters Jhoan Duran MIN RP R $10 
Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L $5 
JJ Bleday OAK OF L $4 
December 14, 2024 10:02 AM Duck Diggler 🦆🕺 Colby Thomas ATH AAA OF R $4
Bryce Eldridge SFG AA 1B L $5
 Big Papi memories Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L $6 
December 3, 2024 6:39 PM Oakland Baller$ Michael Kopech LAD RP R $5 60IL 
LaMonte Wade Jr. SFG 1B/OF L $5 
Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L $8 
 New England Swamp Donkeys🫎 Zach Eflin BAL SP R $9 
Shane Baz TBR SP R $12 
Ronel Blanco HOU SP R $8 15IL 
Jonathan India KCR 2B/3B/OF R $12