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Koki Ugusa

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Koki Ugusa
Hiroshima Toyo Carp – No. 38
Outfielder
Born: (1997-04-17) April 17, 1997 (age 27)
Sumida, Tokyo, Japan
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
NPB debut
October 6, 2020, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
NPB statistics
(through 2022 season)
Batting average.258
Home runs5
Runs batted in23
Teams
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Japan
U-18 Baseball World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2015 Osaka Team

Koki Ugusa (宇草 孔基, Ugusa Koki, born April 17, 1997) 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 Joso Gakuin High School [ja]. He then attended Hosei University, and played for the school's baseball team [ja]. 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]

References

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  1. ^ a b "UGUSA Kohki". Samurai Japan. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Japan Clinches 43rd USA vs. Japan Collegiate All-Star Series". USA Baseball. July 21, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "Ugusa, Koki". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Koki Ugusa". Baseball Reference. Retrieved February 7, 2022.