Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L 

Born: 06/17/1991 Age: 34

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2025 OPL OPL Player Page

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Red Altoids for $4

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
SABR Points
Average $6.50 Median $6.00

All Leagues
Average $5.50 Median $5.00
SABR Points
Average $4.90 Median $4.50

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 BB HBP HR P/IP Pts
2019SEA3232161.20011650636 2.5 404.34
2020SEA9947.000472003 4.89 230.00
2021SEA2929157.00016362527 3.56 559.00
2022TOR3220100.21012458923 2.55 256.34
2023TOR3232167.20018148427 4.14 693.34
2024TOR2222115.20013030217 4.51 521.34
2024HOU101060.000761408 5.1 306.00
2025LAA1818102.10010646111 4.3 439.67

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 36.33
Jun 25, 2025 LAA BOS 1 1 0 0 7.0 26 2 0 3 12 1 0 0 56.00
Jun 20, 2025 LAA HOU 1 0 0 0 7.0 26 2 2 6 9 0 0 2 27.00
Jun 15, 2025 LAA @BAL 1 0 0 0 5.2 25 5 3 7 10 2 0 1 29.33
Jun 9, 2025 LAA ATH 1 1 0 0 7.1 24 0 0 1 5 1 0 0 43.67
Jun 3, 2025 LAA @BOS 1 0 0 0 5.0 26 3 3 8 5 5 0 1 7.00
May 28, 2025 LAA NYY 1 0 0 0 5.0 23 1 1 4 4 5 0 0 18.00
May 23, 2025 LAA MIA 1 1 0 0 5.2 26 0 0 7 4 4 0 0 24.33
May 18, 2025 LAA @LAD 1 0 0 0 5.2 24 1 1 3 7 4 0 0 30.33
May 12, 2025 LAA @SDP 1 0 0 0 6.0 26 4 2 7 4 2 0 1 19.00
Totals 10 3 0 0 60.0 250 20 14 52 67 26 0 5 291.00

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 9, 2019 1:47 PM add Red Altoids $23
June 9, 2019 9:54 AM cut Red Altoids $12
July 13, 2019 8:25 AM add Red Altoids $12
July 14, 2019 5:50 AM cut Red Altoids $6
August 22, 2019 8:50 AM add Red Altoids $6
August 22, 2019 11:01 AM cut Red Altoids $3
August 9, 2020 1:52 PM add Robot Joe West $2
September 30, 2020 7:29 PM increase Robot Joe West $4
December 8, 2020 12:24 PM move Ricky Henderson's The Name (from Robot Joe West) $4
December 14, 2020 2:45 PM move Bingo DeMoss (from Ricky Henderson's The Name) $4
October 9, 2021 3:59 AM increase Bingo DeMoss $6
January 8, 2022 8:43 AM cut Bingo DeMoss $0
September 4, 2023 8:47 PM add Ricky Henderson's The Name $1
October 12, 2023 12:11 PM increase Ricky Henderson's The Name $3
June 24, 2024 1:05 PM cut Ricky Henderson's The Name $2
August 15, 2024 11:13 AM add Yaong Star $2
October 10, 2024 1:03 AM increase Yaong Star $4
February 22, 2025 5:47 AM cut Yaong Star $0
March 8, 2025 5:03 PM add Bingo DeMoss $4
May 27, 2025 7:02 PM move Red Altoids (from Bingo DeMoss) $4

Recent Trades for Yusei Kikuchi in SABR Points

Date Proposing Team Proposing Team Gives Accepting Team Accepting Team Gives
May 25, 2025 7:01 PM Red Altoids Marcus Semien TEX 2B R $27 
Lars Nootbaar STL OF L $1 
Tanner Bibee CLE SP R $8 
Spencer Schwellenbach ATL SP R $7 60IL 
 Bingo DeMoss Chris Bassitt TOR SP R $3 
Luis Arraez SDP 1B/2B L $13
Shohei Ohtani LAD Util/SP R $73 
Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L $4 
$50 loan
April 22, 2025 6:04 AM LT Titans ⚂ Griffin Jax MIN RP R $9 
Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L $6 
$8 loan 		Coastal Empire Lucas Erceg KCR RP R $7
January 23, 2025 10:37 AM The Blumpkin Spice Boys Nolan Jones COL OF L $8 
Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L $6 
Tyler Fitzgerald SFG 2B/SS/OF R $5 
 LT Titans ⚂ Andre Pallante STL SP/RP R $5 
Zach Neto LAA SS R $4 
December 8, 2024 9:32 PM The Blumpkin Spice Boys Eduardo Rodriguez ARI SP L $7 
 Nashville Numbers Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L $6 
November 21, 2024 7:44 AM Pass the Popcorn Luis Gil NYY SP R $7 60IL 
Yusei Kikuchi HOU SP L $6 
 The Brain Slug(ger)s 🦠 Bryan Reynolds PIT OF S $25
Anthony Volpe NYY SS R $9 
November 16, 2024 1:51 PM The Sod Poodles William Contreras MIL C R $20
Yusei Kikuchi HOU SP L $4 
Tyler Black MIL AAA 1B L $8
 🐤 Bo Heisman Voters 🐤 Fernando Cruz CIN RP R $3 15IL 
Josh Naylor CLE 1B L $11 
Alec Burleson STL 1B/OF L $7
Chandler Simpson TBR OF L $4 
Cade Horton CHC SP R $6 
July 22, 2024 10:37 PM Dipoto's Doppelganger Bryce Miller SEA SP R $3 15IL 
Gavin Williams CLE SP R $9 
 HUF! Yusei Kikuchi TOR SP L $7 
January 30, 2024 11:44 PM Yellow Ledbetters Nelson Velazquez KCR AAA OF R $3
Yusei Kikuchi TOR SP L $3 
 LIMA.JOML Christopher Morel CHC 2B/3B/OF R $6 
January 28, 2024 4:08 PM HUF! Keibert Ruiz WSN C S $11 
Michael King SDP SP R $7 15IL 
Reid Detmers LAA SP/RP L $8
Masataka Yoshida BOS Util L $32 60IL 
 MLB the Sho Freddie Freeman LAD 1B L $52 
Kyle Schwarber PHI OF L $28 
Yusei Kikuchi TOR SP L $7 
Brayan Bello BOS SP R $8 
April 17, 2022 10:04 AM Sugarless Vladdy Maikel Franco WSN Util R $1
Justin Verlander DET SP R $3 
Yusei Kikuchi TOR SP L $6 
 🐮The Milkman Delivers 🐮 Jose Miranda MIN AAA 1B/3B R $3
Anthony Volpe NYY SS R $5 
Reid Detmers LAA SP/RP L $4
$2 loan