Junki Kishimoto

Junki Kishimoto (岸本淳希, Kishimoto Junki, born February 19, 1996 in Sabae, Fukui, Japan) is a Japanese baseball player. He played professionally as a pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons in Nippon Professional Baseball.

Junki Kishimoto
Kumamoto Golden Larks – No. 33
Pitcher
Born: (1996-02-19) February 19, 1996
Sabae, Fukui, Japan
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Teams

Professional career

Chunichi Dragons

In the 2015 off-season he along with team mates Iori Katsura, Shuhei Takahashi, Shota Tomonaga and Tomohiro Hamada were loaned to the Taiwanese winter league [1]

On 29 March 2016, he was loaned to the Kagawa Olive Guyners in the Shikoku Island League Plus.[2]

On 16 November 2016, Kishimoto was given a first team contract including a number change from 202 to 59.[3][4]

After failing to reach the first team in 2017, Kishimoto was released by the Dragons and subsequently joined Hitachi Baseball Club in the industrial leagues to reignite his career.[5]

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References
  1. "中日が高橋周平ら５人を台湾ウインターリーグ派遣 (Chunichi send 5 on-loan to Taiwanese winter league)". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 23 November 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  2. "香川OG 中日ドラゴンズ 育成選手 派遣受け入れのお知らせ". IBLJ.jp (in Japanese). 29 March 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  3. "岸本、支配下契約" [Kishimoto signs first-team contract]. Chunichi Sports (in Japanese). Chunichi Shimbun. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  4. "中日、一部選手の背番号変更を発表　三ツ間が２０６→４３など" [Chunichi: Player number changes, Mitsuma 206->43 etc]. Sanspo (in Japanese). Sankei Shimbun. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  5. "【中日】退団の岸本が再出発…社会人・日立製作所へ「都市対抗で貢献したい」" [Released Kishimoto set off once more to Hitachi and the industrial league: "I want to make a contribution at the inter-city tournament"]. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 5 December 2017. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2017.


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