Kento Inoue

Kento Inoue
Inoue with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars
Yokohama DeNA BayStars – No. 55
Outfielder
Born: (2000-02-23) February 23, 2000 (age 26)
Chikushino, Fukuoka, Japan
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
NPB debut
April 12, 2024, for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars
Career statistics
(through 2025 season)
Batting average.183
Hits13
Home runs2
RBI11
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Kento Inoue (井上絢登, Inoue Ayato; born February 23, 2000) is a Japanese professional baseball player. He is an outfielder for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Career

Tokushima Indigo Socks

In the 2023 Shikoku Island League Plus season, Inoue had 14 homers, 39 hits and 14 stolen bases. He was named the MVP of the season. In 2022 and 2023, Inoue led the league in home runs and RBI.

Yokohama DeNA BayStars

Inoue was selected by Yokohama DeNA BayStars in the sixth round of the 2023 NPB draft. He made his Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) debut on April 12, 2024. In 48 appearances, Inoue batted .191/.261/.310 with 4 RBI and one stolen base. With Yokohama, he won the 2024 Japan Series.

In 2025, Inoue made 31 appearances and batted .172/.194/.379 with two home runs and 7 RBI.

References

  1. ↑ "Inoue, Kento". Nippon Professional Baseball Organization (in Japanese). Retrieved August 11, 2026.
  2. ↑ "【横浜6位】「井上絢登」を知るにはまずこれを読め！｜【公式】徳島インディゴソックス". note（ノート） (in Japanese). October 26, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2026.
  3. ↑ 裕毅, 田中. "独立リーガーから誕生した「背番号55」井上絢登（DeNAドラフト6位）の打撃を開花させた徳島インディゴソックス「驚異のメソッド」＜インディゴソックス ドラフト指名6人全員インタビュー②＞ | 高校野球ドットコム". www.hb-nippon.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 27, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2026.
  4. ↑ Shimbun, The Nishinippon. "「独立リーグ最強バッター」〝四国ILのギータ〟徳島の井上絢登 2年連続二冠王にファン「一目見て他と違うと分かる」「ギータというより吉田正尚」【ドラフト注目選手紹介❿】：「おっ！」でつながる地元密着のスポーツ応援メディア 西スポWEB OTTO!". 「おっ！」でつながる地元密着のスポーツ応援メディア 西スポWEB OTTO! (in Japanese). Retrieved August 15, 2026.
  5. ↑ "[Yokohama DeNA 6th Round Pick] Interview with the Independent League's Strongest Batter, Kento Inoue!｜【公式】徳島インディゴソックス". note（ノート）. November 5, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2026.
  6. ↑ "DeNA ドラ6・井上絢登内野手と森唯斗投手がそろって1軍初昇格 井上は2軍で打率・367と好調 - スポニチ Sponichi Annex 野球". スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Retrieved August 15, 2026.
  7. 1 2 "Kento Inoue Japanese Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 15, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Baseball: DeNA BayStars win 1st Japan Series title in 26 years". Japan Wire by KYODO NEWS. Archived from the original on July 23, 2025. Retrieved August 15, 2026.