Yuki Kesamaru

Yuki Kesamaru (今朝丸 裕喜)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 169 lbs.

• High School Hotoku Gakuen High School

• Born June 2, 2006 in Kobe, Hyogo Japan

BR register page

Biographical Information

Yuki Kesamaru has played in Nippon Pro Baseball.

Kesamaru represented Japan in the 2024 Asian U-18 Baseball Championship, going 0-1 with a 2.80 ERA and losing the title game to Taiwan's Po-Chun Lin. He was drafted by the Hanshin Tigers in the 2nd round of the 2025 NPB draft; the scout was Terumitsu Kumano. Kesamaru made his NPB debut on July 3, 2026 against the Hiroshima Carp.

Sources

• 2024 U18 Asian Championship
• Wiki Japan