Kōtarō Kiyomiya
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Kōtarō Kiyomiya with the Fighters in 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – No. 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| infielder | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born: May 25, 1999 Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||
Bats: Left Throws: Right | ||||||||||||||||||
| NPB debut | ||||||||||||||||||
| May 2, 2018, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | ||||||||||||||||||
| NPB statistics (through 2023 season) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .216 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hits | 302 | |||||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 49 | |||||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 169 | |||||||||||||||||
| Stolen bases | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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Kōtarō Kiyomiya (清宮 幸太郎, born May 25, 1999) is a Japanese baseball player who currently plays for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball's (NPB) Pacific League as a First Baseman. A left-handed batter and right-handed thrower, Kotaro stands 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) tall and weighs 225 pounds (102 kg). He was the first pick of the Fighters in the 2017 draft. He is the son of Japanese rugby union coach, Katsuyuki Kiyomiya.