Sōsuke Genda
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| Saitama Seibu Lions – No. 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born: February 16, 1993 Ōita, Ōita, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bats: Left Throws: Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| March 31, 2017, for the Saitama Seibu Lions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Batting average | .269 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hits | 1,067 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 265 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stolen bases | 172 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sōsuke Genda (源田 壮亮, Genda Sōsuke; born February 16, 1993) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Career
He won Pacific League Rookie of the Year in 2017. He was named as Best Nine and won Golden Glove Award in 2018.
He was selected for the 2018 NPB All-Star Game.[1]
International career
Genda represented the Japan national baseball team in the 2017 Asia Professional Baseball Championship, 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series and 2019 WBSC Premier12.
On October 10, 2018, Genda was selected Japan national baseball team at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series.[2]
On October 1, 2019, Genda was selected at the 2019 WBSC Premier12.[3]
On January 16, 2026, Genda was selected to play in the 2026 World Baseball Classic.[4]
Personal life
In October 2019, Genda married actress, tarento, and former Nogizaka46 member Misa Etō, whom he met when she interviewed him for a professional sports news program.[5] They have three children: a son born in January 2022, a daughter born in December 2023, and a second son born in August 2026. .[6]
References
- ↑ "マイナビオールスターゲーム2018 ファン投票結果". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). June 26, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ↑ "「2018日米野球」に出場する侍ジャパントップチーム選手全28名が決定". 野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
- ↑ "「ENEOS 侍ジャパンシリーズ2019」出場選手決定について". 野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
- ↑ "『2026 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC™ 』 代表選手に源田選手が選出". 埼玉西武ライオンズ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-01-19.
- ↑ "衛藤美彩「彼の活躍が私の幸せ」西武源田と結婚". Nikkan Sports. October 24, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ↑ "【コメント全文】第1子出産の衛藤美彩「一番苦しかったのがオリンピックの時」 夫への感謝も". ENCOUNT (in Japanese). 2022-01-29. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- NPB.com
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- Nippon Professional Baseball Rookie of the Year Award winners
- Nippon Professional Baseball shortstops
- Saitama Seibu Lions players
- Baseball people from Ōita Prefecture
- 2019 WBSC Premier12 players
- 2023 World Baseball Classic players
- 2024 WBSC Premier12 players
- Baseball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic baseball players for Japan
- Olympic medalists in baseball
- Olympic gold medalists for Japan
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- World Baseball Classic players of Japan
- Sportspeople from Ōita (city)
- 2026 World Baseball Classic players
- Japanese baseball infielder stubs
- Japanese Olympic medalist stubs