Koki Ugusa | |
Team: | Hiroshima Toyo Carp |
Number: | 38 |
Position: | Outfielder |
Birth Date: | 17 April 1997 |
Birth Place: | Sumida, Tokyo, Japan |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | NPB |
Debutdate: | October 6 |
Debutyear: | 2020 |
Debutteam: | Hiroshima Toyo Carp |
Statyear: | 2022 season |
Statleague: | NPB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .258 |
Stat3label: | Home runs |
Stat3value: | 5 |
Stat4label: | Runs batted in |
Stat4value: | 23 |
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is a Japanese baseball pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball.
Ugusa played for Japan in the 2015 U-18 Baseball World Cup,[1] and graduated from . He then attended Hosei University, and played for the . After playing in the USA vs. Japan Collegiate All-Star Series,[1] [2] Ugusa was selected by the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in the 2019 Nippon Professional Baseball draft as the team's second pick. Ugusa split the 2020 season between the Carp and their Western League affiliate. In his second professional season, Ugusa again spent time in the NPB and Western League.[3] [4]