Ryoto Kita
| Ryoto Kita | |
|---|---|
| Orix Buffaloes – No. 38 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: October 16, 2002 Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| July 13, 2021, for the Orix Buffaloes | |
| NPB statistics (through 2025 season) | |
| Batting average | .209 |
| Home runs | 6 |
| Runs batted in | 24 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Ryoto Kita (Japanese: 来田 涼斗; born October 16, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Career
Orix Buffaloes
On October 26, 2020, Kita was selected by the Orix Buffaloes in the 3rd round of the 2020 NPB draft.[1]
On July 13, 2021, Kita made his professional debut as the starting left fielder against the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. He hit a 2-run-home run on the first pitch of his first at-bat off Takahide Ikeda in the 1st inning.[2] Furthermore, in his second at-bat in the top of the 3rd inning, Kita singled to left field and recorded his first stolen base. He also recorded an infield hit in his third at-bat in the top of the 6th inning.[3] Kita finished the season, playing 23 games and batting .211 with 2 home runs and 8 runs batted in.[4]
On May 26, 2022, Kita collided in a defensive play with his teammate, and suffered a concussion.[5] Kita ultimately only played in 10 games for the first team.[6]
Kita made the opening day roster in 2023 and was starting left fielder against the Saitama Seibu Lions. However, he was removed from the first team roster after poor results. Kita appeared in just 4 games in the 2023 season.[7] Kita participated in the 2023 edition of the Asia Winter Baseball League, held in Taiwan.[8] Across 17 games and 59 at-bats for the NPB Red team, Kita recorded a .305 batting average, 1 home run, and 5 RBIs.[9]
On May 1, 2024, Kita was promoted to the first team after hitting .364 and 1 home run with the farm team.[10] On May 5, Kita hit a 2-run single against the Nippon-Ham Fighters, recording his first RBI for the first team in over three years.[11] On August 1, Kita hit a solo-home run off Ryusei Kawano of the Fighters, his first home run in three years.[12] Kita ended the year, playing 53 games, batting .212 with two home runs and 11 RBIs.[12]
Refereneces
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- ^ "【オリックス】緊急搬送の来田涼斗は脳振とうと軽度のむち打ち、元謙太は胸部打撲の診断 - プロ野球 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "【オリックス】来田涼斗が現状維持の８００万円で更改 今オフも吉田正尚に弟子入り「レギュラーをとりにいく」". スポーツ報知 (in Japanese). 24 November 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "オリックス・来田涼斗 自分が納得いくまで「自分の立場を考えると──」／このままでは終われない | 野球コラム". 週刊ベースボールONLINE (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "冬季聯盟參戰確認！日職紅隊名單揭曉 軟銀2大第一指名入列 | ETtoday運動雲 | ETtoday新聞雲". sports.ettoday.net (in Traditional Chinese). 16 November 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ "亞洲冬季棒球聯盟 Asia Winter Baseball League". awb.cpbl.com.tw (in Traditional Chinese). Archived from the original on 14 October 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ 日本テレビ. "【オリックス】今季0本塁打の杉本裕太郎を登録抹消 2軍で好調来田涼斗を登録（2024年5月1日掲載）｜日テレNEWS NNN". 日テレNEWS NNN (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ 大池和幸. "【オリックス】２回に"キータ"が２点適時打 「Bsオリっこデー」開催で背中にニックネーム - プロ野球 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ a b "オリックス・来田が840万円アップの1600万円で更改 師匠・吉田正尚の教え生かし単独自主トレへ - スポニチ Sponichi Annex 野球". スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 February 2026.