Kenshin Kakikoshi

Japanese baseball player

Baseball player

Kenshin Kakikoshi
垣越建伸

Chunichi Dragons – No. 205
Pitcher
Born: (2000-04-03) April 3, 2000 (age 22)
Takayama, Gifu, Japan

Bats: Left

Throws: Left

Teams

* Chunichi Dragons (2019–present)

Kenshin Kakikoshi (垣越建伸, Kakikoshi Kenshin, born April 3, 2000) is a Japanese] professional [baseball pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

## Career[edit]

Kakikoshi is a graduate of Yamanashi Gakuin High School.

On October 25, 2018, Kakikoshi was selected as the 5th draft pick for the Chunichi Dragons at the 2018 NPB Draft and on 11 November signed a provisional contract with a ¥30,000,000 sign-on bonus and a ¥5,500,000 yearly salary.[1] Upon signing his contract, Kakikoshi mentioned Masahiro Yamamoto and Daisuke Matsuzaka as players he would like to emulate.[1]

As a middle-school student, Kakikoshi played for local club Hida Boys with Akira Neo with whom he was reunited by with the Dragons at the 2018 draft. [2]

On November 26, 2020, Kakikoshi re-signed with Dragons.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "【中日】ドラ５垣越建伸、契約金で「何か親孝行できたら」" [Draft #5 Kenshin Kakikoshi: wants to do something for his parents with his contract money]. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 2018-11-11. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
2. ^ "【ドラフト会議】山梨学院 垣越建伸、中日が5位指名！根尾と元チームメイト 最速146キロの大型左腕". 高校野球ニュース (in Japanese). 2018-12-31. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
3. ^ "来季の契約について". 中日ドラゴンズ オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). November 26, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.

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Chunichi Dragons current roster

Pitchers|

* 7 Akira Neo
* 11 Shinnosuke Ogasawara
* 12 Shinji Tajima
* 13 Yūki Hashimoto
* 14 Keisuke Tanimoto
* 17 Yūya Yanagi
* 18 Kōdai Umetsu
* 19 Hiroto Takahashi
* 20 Hideaki Wakui
* 21 Toshiya Okada
* 22 Yūdai Ōno
* 24 Kōji Fukutani
* 26 Taisei Ishimori
* 28 Hiroto Mori
* 29 Yariel Rodríguez
* 31 Reia Nakachi
* 33 Daisuke Sobue
* 34 Hiroto Fuku
* 36 Yūichirō Okano
* 38 Takahiro Matsuba
* 39 Yoshiki Sunada
* 40 Akio Moriyama
* 41 Akiyoshi Katsuno
* 46 Hiroshi Suzuki
* 50 Tatsuya Shimizu
* 54 Kento Fujishima
* 59 Takumi Yamamoto
* 64 Shōta Fukushima
* 67 Kōtarō Ueda
* 70 Ren Kondō
* 92 Raidel Martínez

Catchers|

* 27 Shōta Ōno
* 35 Takuya Kinoshita
* 43 Taisei Miya
* 44 Yūya Gunji
* 57 Ryūnosuke Yamaasa
* 58 Kōta Ishibashi
* 69 Takuma Katō

Infielders|

* 2 Mikiya Tanaka
* 3 Shūhei Takahashi
* 5 Kaito Muramatsu
* 25 Takaya Ishikawa
* 32 Masami Ishigaki
* 37 Shōnosuke Hama
* 45 Ryūku Tsuchida
* 48 Hayato Mizowaki
* 51 Wataru Takamatsu
* 55 Nobumasa Fukuda
* 56 Mao Hoshino
* 63 Naomichi Donoue
* 66 Dayán Viciedo
* 68 Hiroki Fukunaga
* 99 Orlando Calixte

Outfielders|

* 0 Seiya Hosokawa
* 4 Kōsuke Ukai
* 8 Yōhei Ōshima
* 9 Aristides Aquino
* 23 Yūma Fukumoto
* 30 Hironori Miyoshi
* 42 Kenta Bright
* 49 Kōsuke Itō
* 52 Shōhei Katō
* 53 Shunta Gotō
* 60 Yūki Okabayashi
* 96 Zoilo Almonte

Development|

* 201 Ryūshin Takeuchi
* 202 Frank Álvarez
* 203 Shō Iwasaki
* 204 Tsubasa Katō
* 205 Kenshin Kakikoshi
* 206 Yūki Matsukihira
* 207 Hiroaki Matsuda
* 208 Shō Ishikawa
* 209 Pedro Revilla
* 210 Guillermo García
* 211 Shinya Matsuyama
* 212 Tento Nonaka
* 213 Seishū Higuchi

First squad
coaching|

* Manager: 73 Kazuyoshi Tatsunami
* Head/Pitching coach: 77 Eiji Ochiai
* Pitching coach: 76 Akinori Ōtsuka
* Battery coach: 72 Shūji Nishiyama
* Hitting coaches: 75 Kazuhiro Wada, 78 Masahiko Morino
* Baserunning coaches: 71 Masahiro Araki, 79 Takayuki Ōnishi

Second squad
coaching|

* Manager: 88 Atsushi Kataoka
* Pitching coaches: 82 Takuya Asao, 83 Daisuke Yamai
* Battery coach: 80 Kōhei Oda
* Hitting coaches: 74 Norihiro Nakamura, 86 Yoshinori Ueda
* Baserunning coaches: 81 Yūto Morikoshi, 87 Yutaka Nakamura
* Position player development coach: 85 Hiroyuki Watanabe

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Chunichi Dragons 2018 NPB Draft Picks

Draft Picks|

* 1: Akira Neo
* 2: Kōdai Umetsu
* 3: Akiyoshi Katsuno
* 4: Kōta Ishibashi
* 5: Kenshin Kakikoshi
* 6: Kaname Takino

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