Junki Kishimoto Explained
| Junki Kishimoto |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Team: | Kumamoto Golden Larks |
| Number: | 33 |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 19 February 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Sabae, Fukui, Japan |
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is a Japanese baseball player. He played professionally as a pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons in Nippon Professional Baseball.
Professional career
Chunichi Dragons
In the 2015 off-season, Kishimoto and his team mates, Iori Katsura, Shuhei Takahashi, Shota Tomonaga and Tomohiro Hamada were loaned to the Taiwanese winter league [1]
On 29 March 2016, he was loaned to the Kagawa Olive Guyners in the Shikoku Island League Plus.[2]
On 16 November 2016, Kishimoto was given a first team contract including a number change from 202 to 59.[3] [4]
After failing to reach the first team in 2017, Kishimoto was released by the Dragons and subsequently joined Hitachi Baseball Club in the industrial leagues to reignite his career.[5]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 中日が高橋周平ら５人を台湾ウインターリーグ派遣 (Chunichi send 5 on-loan to Taiwanese winter league). Japanese. Nikkan Sports. 23 November 2015. 17 June 2016.
- Web site: 香川OG 中日ドラゴンズ 育成選手 派遣受け入れのお知らせ. IBLJ.jp. Japanese. 29 March 2016. 21 June 2016.
- News: 岸本、支配下契約 . Chunichi Shimbun . Chunichi Sports . Japanese . Kishimoto signs first-team contract . 24 January 2017.
- News: 中日、一部選手の背番号変更を発表 三ツ間が２０６→４３など . 13 December 2016 . Sankei Shimbun . Sanspo . Japanese . Chunichi: Player number changes, Mitsuma 206->43 etc . 24 January 2017.
- News: 【中日】退団の岸本が再出発…社会人・日立製作所へ「都市対抗で貢献したい」 . 5 December 2017 . Sports Hochi . 28 December 2017 . Japanese . Released Kishimoto set off once more to Hitachi and the industrial league: "I want to make a contribution at the inter-city tournament" . https://web.archive.org/web/20180311181546/http://www.hochi.co.jp/baseball/npb/20171205-OHT1T50114.html . 11 March 2018 . dead .
