Tomoya Kakinuma

Tomoya Kakinuma (柿沼 友哉)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 180 lbs.

• School College of International Relations, Nihon University
• High School Seikei High School

• Born May 12, 1993 in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Japan

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Biographical Information

Tomoya Kakinuma has played in Nippon Pro Baseball.

Kakinuma was drafted by the Chiba Lotte Marines in the 2nd round of the development phase in the 2015 NPB draft; the scout was Shingo Ono. He stayed in the NPB Farm Leagues in his first season, and he represented Japan in the 2016 U-23 Baseball World Cup. He hit .174/.345/.174 but with 8 runs in 9 games, throwing out 3 of 5 who tried to steal to help Japan take the title. He led the event in putouts and tied for the most runners caught stealing. He was 0-for-8 in 2017, and he only got 2 at-bats in 2018. Kakinuma then went 9-for-54 in 2019, and he was the main backup catcher behind Tatsuhiro Tamura in 2020. Kakinuma recorded a .160/.219/.170 batting line in 56 games that season, and he struggled again in 2021 at the plate as his batting line was .158/.158/.158 in 34 games in 2022. He was 3-for-29 in 2023, and he only played 3 games combined in the next two seasons. The Marines then released him, and he signed with the Yakult Swallows.

Sources

• Wiki Japan
• 2016 U-23 Baseball World Cup