Kendai Gen

Kendai Gen (元 謙太)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 189 lb.

• High School Chukyo High School

• Born May 17, 2002 in Tajimi, Gifu Japan

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Biographical Information

Kendai Gen has played in Nippon Pro Baseball.

Gen was drafted by the Orix Buffaloes in the 2nd round of the 2020 NPB draft; the scout was Eiji Taniguchi. He hit .138/.215/.213 in 111 games in the NPB Farm Leagues in 2021, and he improved to .239/.312/.299 in 2022. He debuted on August 9 against the Rakuten Golden Eagles, and he got his first hit 2 days later against Hayato Yuge. Gen then hit .245/.297/.304 in 84 games in the minors in 2023, and his batting line was .250/.304/.313 in 2024; he also had a 1-for-8 record for the big club. Gen played 31 games with a 1-for-7 record with the top team in 2025 mainly as a pinch-runner, but he suffered from thrombosis in September and his season ended.