Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L 

Born: 06/17/1991 Age: 33

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

Sun 4/27 Mon 4/28 Tue 4/29
@MIN 1:40 PM EDT --- @SEA 9:40 PM EDT

Positions
SP
2026 Earned Positions
SP

All Leagues
Average $6.37 Median $6.00
Old School (5x5)
Average $6.53 Median $6.00

All Leagues
Average $5.90 Median $5.00
Old School (5x5)
Average $5.90 Median $5.00

Roster%
98.78%
Change
7Day 0.61%
30Day 0.3%

2025 OPL 2025 OPL Round 1
OPL Roster%
16.25%
OPL Average Salary
$6.54


April 26, 2025 9:19 PM : Kikuchi (0-4) took the loss against the Twins on Saturday, allowing four runs on nine hits and four walks over two innings. He did not strike out a batter.
Analysis: Kikuchi yielded three runs in the first frame off six singles (including four straight to start the inning) and a walk. The veteran southpaw gave up another run in the second inning and was lifted ahead of the third after tossing 66 pitches (37 strikes) while generating just three whiffs. Saturday's outing was in stark contrast to his previous start against the Giants on April 20, when he tossed 5.1 innings without giving up an earned run. Kikuchi is now up to a 4.31 ERA and 1.60 WHIP through 31.1 innings, and his 18 walks is tied with Carlos Rodon for second most in the American League behind Charlie Morton (20).

MLB Stats

Pitching

YearTeamGGSIP WINS SV K ERA WHIP
2019SEA3232161.2601165.455671.51546
2020SEA9947.020475.170211.29787
2021SEA2929157.0701634.414011.31847
2022TOR3220100.2611245.185431.50000
2023TOR3232167.21101813.864811.27038
2024TOR2222115.2401304.746401.34006
2024HOU101060.050762.700000.93333
2025LAA6631.100284.308511.59574

Recent Games

Last 10 MLB Games

DateTeamOpponentGSWinSaveHoldIPTBF RERHKBBHBPHR
Apr 26, 2025 LAA @MIN 1 0 0 0 2.0 19 4 4 9 0 4 0 0
Apr 20, 2025 LAA SFG 1 0 0 0 5.1 25 1 0 5 6 4 0 0
Apr 15, 2025 LAA @TEX 1 0 0 0 6.0 22 1 1 3 6 2 0 0
Apr 9, 2025 LAA @TBR 1 0 0 0 6.0 25 4 4 6 5 3 0 1
Apr 2, 2025 LAA @STL 1 0 0 0 6.0 26 3 3 4 6 5 0 2
Mar 27, 2025 LAA @CHW 1 0 0 0 6.0 23 3 3 5 5 0 0 1
Sep 25, 2024 HOU SEA 1 0 0 0 6.0 24 2 0 4 8 1 0 0
Sep 19, 2024 HOU LAA 1 0 0 0 6.0 24 1 1 5 9 1 0 1
Sep 13, 2024 HOU @LAA 1 1 0 0 7.0 26 3 3 3 6 2 0 1
Sep 7, 2024 HOU ARI 1 1 0 0 6.0 26 4 4 7 6 0 0 2
Totals 10 2 0 0 56.1 240 26 23 51 57 22 0 8

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 8, 2019 9:17 PM add Team Rebuild $9
April 10, 2019 10:13 PM move Pocoroba's Revenge (from Team Rebuild) $9
May 30, 2019 10:56 PM cut Pocoroba's Revenge $5
May 31, 2019 10:57 PM add LoS BuRRoS $9
June 29, 2019 8:46 AM cut LoS BuRRoS $5
July 31, 2019 10:59 AM add LoS BuRRoS $5
July 31, 2019 12:02 PM cut LoS BuRRoS $3
September 4, 2019 4:23 PM add LoS BuRRoS $3
September 4, 2019 4:26 PM cut LoS BuRRoS $2
August 12, 2020 11:43 AM add 3-0 Green Light $2
September 30, 2020 7:30 PM increase 3-0 Green Light $4
October 14, 2020 4:00 PM increase 3-0 Green Light $3
January 31, 2021 11:32 PM cut 3-0 Green Light $0
April 2, 2021 2:15 PM add 3-0 Green Light $3
October 1, 2021 8:42 AM cut 3-0 Green Light $2
April 2, 2022 5:57 PM add F*CK YOU JOBU $1
April 15, 2022 10:49 AM cut F*CK YOU JOBU $1
April 30, 2023 2:42 PM add Man With 4 Balls Cant Walk $2
October 12, 2023 11:42 AM increase Man With 4 Balls Cant Walk $4
October 10, 2024 12:21 AM increase Man With 4 Balls Cant Walk $6
April 14, 2025 6:03 AM cut Man With 4 Balls Cant Walk $3

Recent Trades for Yusei Kikuchi in Old School (5x5)

Date Proposing Team Proposing Team Gives Accepting Team Accepting Team Gives
April 24, 2025 1:20 PM Grab Some Pine Meat Nathaniel Lowe WSN 1B L $4 
 Uncle Charlie's Late Bloomers Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L $5 
April 20, 2025 11:38 PM Team Hiles Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L $5 
Sal Stewart CIN AA 2B/3B R $1
 Canes Baseball Jeremy Pena HOU SS R $10 
$4 loan
March 14, 2025 10:36 PM The Lumber Jacks Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L $5 
 One Arm Bandits 🎰 Ben Rice NYY C/1B L $4 
March 13, 2025 10:03 AM Show Me Your Tatis Jose Soriano LAA SP R $3 
 Mississippi Guardians Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L $5 
$2 loan
January 31, 2025 11:39 AM Bangers and Trash 💥 Xavier Edwards MIA SS S $7
 Anything But Last Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L $7 
Zach Neto LAA SS R $8 
January 23, 2025 1:54 PM inglorious bastardos Robert Suarez SDP RP R $20 
Fernando Tatis Jr. SDP OF R $56 
 Steroids User Baseball Club Willy Adames SFG SS R $21
Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L $9 
January 17, 2025 11:13 AM My dog wears a diaper Carlos Rodon NYY SP L $16 
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 1B/3B R $48 
Josh H. Smith TEX SS/3B/OF L $5 
Hagen Smith CHW AA SP L $3
 Birdwatching Goes Both Ways Marcus Semien TEX 2B R $18 
Christian Walker HOU 1B R $8 
Edwin Uceta TBR RP R $9
Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L $5 
January 13, 2025 10:40 PM Canes Baseball Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L $5 
 Team Hiles Jurickson Profar SDP OF S $5 SUSP
January 12, 2025 11:41 AM Fortune Cookie Wisdom Nick Castellanos PHI OF R $20
Matt Olson ATL 1B L $39 
Kyle Finnegan WSN RP R $6 
Framber Valdez HOU SP L $22 
 Chester's Attempt Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 1B/3B R $37 
Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L $5 
January 8, 2025 12:34 PM Minneapolis Millers Carlos Correa MIN SS R $7 
 Crime Dog's Biscuits Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L $6