Yūsuke Kinoshita
| Yūsuke Kinoshita 木下雄介 | |
|---|---|
 Kinoshita pitching for the Dragons in 2019 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: 10 October 1993 Hirano-ku, Osaka, Japan | |
| Died: 3 August 2021 (aged 27)[1] Nagoya, Aichi, Japan | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| 15 April 2018, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
| Last NPB appearance | |
| 24 October 2020, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
| NPB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 0–0 |
| Innings pitched | 40.2 |
| Earned run average | 4.87 |
| Strikeouts | 48 |
| Teams | |
Yūsuke Kinoshita (木下雄介, Kinoshita Yūsuke, 10 October 1993 – 3 August 2021) was a Japanese professional baseball player. He was a pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball.
Kinoshita began his professional career in 2015 with the Tokushima Indigo Socks of the Shikoku Island League Plus.[citation needed] In June 2016, Kinoshita played for a team of All-Stars from that league which visited the United States and played against teams from the Can-Am League and the Cuban National Team.[2]
On 20 October 2016, Kinoshita was selected as the 1st round development draft pick by the Chunichi Dragons at the 2016 NPB Draft and on 9 November signed a provisional contract with a ¥2,000,000 sign-on bonus and a ¥3,000,000 yearly salary.[3]
On 23 March 2018, Kinoshita was upgraded to a fully rostered contract and presented with the number 98.[4]
Kinoshita collapsed due to cardiopulmonary arrest[5] on 6 July 2021, during rehabilitation training on his right shoulder at Nagoya Stadium and was rushed to the hospital, where he was put on a ventilator. He died without regaining consciousness on 3 August 2021. There was some media speculation that his death was connected to his having received his first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine eight days prior to his collapse, but no such causal link has been established.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "中日・木下雄介投手死去 27歳 7月6日練習中に倒れ意識不明に 育成からはい上がった5年目右腕". スポーツニッポン. スポーツニッポン新聞社. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Shikoku Island - Roster". canam.bbstats.pointstreak.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "中日、育成Ｄ１指名の木下雄と合意 支度金２００万円". Sankei Sports (in Japanese). 9 November 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ "中日木下雄介が支配下に 異色の経歴、妻は叫ぶ - プロ野球 : 日刊スポーツ". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ "中日・木下雄介投手が27歳で死去 7月6日の練習中に倒れ意識戻らず 育成出身、右肩脱臼からのリハビリ中". Chunichi Shimbun (in Japanese). 6 August 2021.
- ^ "与田中日あまりにショック、木下雄介投手27歳急死 死因、病名明かされず". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 6 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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