Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L 

Born: 06/17/1991 Age: 33

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2025 OPL OPL Player Page

Signed By

Tork Bombs for $7

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
Ottoneu Classic (4x4)
Average $6.00 Median $5.00

All Leagues
Average $5.90 Median $5.00
Ottoneu Classic (4x4)
Average $4.70 Median $4.50

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 K HR9 ERA WHIP
2019SEA3232161.21162.004125.455671.51546
2020SEA9947.0470.574475.170211.29787
2021SEA2929157.01631.547774.414011.31847
2022TOR3220100.21242.056295.185431.50000
2023TOR3232167.21811.449303.864811.27038
2024TOR2222115.21301.322774.746401.34006
2024HOU101060.0761.200002.700000.93333
2025LAA6631.1281.148944.308511.59574

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
February 24, 2019 11:52 AM add Tork Bombs $10
October 4, 2019 4:50 PM increase Tork Bombs $12
January 11, 2020 4:51 PM cut Tork Bombs $0
March 8, 2020 6:06 PM add The Canuckleheads 🤪 $2
September 30, 2020 6:58 PM increase The Canuckleheads 🤪 $4
October 9, 2021 3:44 AM increase The Canuckleheads 🤪 $6
December 21, 2021 10:02 PM cut The Canuckleheads 🤪 $0
April 5, 2022 10:44 PM add Tork Bombs $2
October 14, 2022 1:48 AM increase Tork Bombs $4
February 27, 2023 12:38 PM cut Tork Bombs $2
April 4, 2023 9:35 AM add The Canuckleheads 🤪 $2
October 12, 2023 11:38 AM increase The Canuckleheads 🤪 $4
March 20, 2024 9:34 PM cut The Canuckleheads 🤪 $2
March 20, 2024 11:25 PM add Tork Bombs $5
October 10, 2024 12:43 AM increase Tork Bombs $7

Recent Trades for Yusei Kikuchi in Ottoneu Classic (4x4)

Date Proposing Team Proposing Team Gives Accepting Team Accepting Team Gives
January 31, 2025 4:32 PM Master of the Domain Joc Pederson TEX Util L $9 
 The Basement-Dweller Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L $5 
January 25, 2025 10:54 PM Clay Pigeons Jurickson Profar ATL OF S $5 SUSP
Brendan Donovan STL 2B/SS/3B/OF L $6 
 Brown Baggers Jorge Soler LAA OF R $12
Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L $8 
January 25, 2025 7:20 AM The Back Fields Samuel Basallo BAL AAA C/1B L $5
Jett Williams NYM AA SS R $2
Matt Shaw CHC AAA 2B/SS/3B R $5
 Quack of the Bat 🦆🦇 Andres Munoz SEA RP R $8 
Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L $12 
Spencer Horwitz PIT 1B/2B L $7 10IL 
Kyle Manzardo CLE 1B L $7 
January 24, 2025 11:04 AM Jesus, Adley, and Joseph Aaron Nola PHI SP R $36 
Michael Toglia COL 1B/OF S $8 
 Atomic Dogs 🐺 Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L $5 
January 13, 2025 10:11 PM Big Lake Owls Jazz Chisholm Jr. NYY 2B/3B/OF L $14 
 One-Eighty by Sandberg Jake Burger TEX 1B/3B R $6
Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L $5 
December 19, 2024 8:58 PM Rottie Trotters Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L $6 
Brandon Pfaadt ARI SP R $9 
 Hoo Lee Shit 💩 Jeremiah Estrada SDP RP R $4
Eury Perez MIA RP R $15 60IL 
December 11, 2024 8:57 AM LIMA.27 Max Schuemann OAK 2B/SS/3B/OF R $3
 (Insert Soto Pun Here) Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L $3 
December 6, 2024 5:54 PM A Million Bright Ambassadors Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L $6 
 The Rime of Jamie Moyer Matt McLain CIN 2B R $22
November 20, 2024 11:06 PM Sonny Gray Real Estate Tanner Houck BOS SP R $10 
Yusei Kikuchi HOU SP L $6 
Christian Moore LAA AA 2B R $3
 Just A Guy Frieri Kyle Schwarber PHI OF L $37
Christian Walker ARI 1B R $12 
Chris Martin BOS RP R $4
August 27, 2024 4:20 PM Replacement Level Pork Joe Ryan MIN SP R $17 
Rhett Lowder CIN SP R $1 15IL 
 Cairo Syrupmakers Pete Alonso NYM 1B R $42
Yusei Kikuchi HOU SP L $7 
$31 loan