Sōsuke Genda

Sōsuke Genda
Saitama Seibu Lions – No. 6
Infielder
Born: (1993-02-16) February 16, 1993 (age 33)
Ōita, Ōita, Japan
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
NPB debut
March 31, 2017, for the Saitama Seibu Lions
NPB statistics
(through 2024 season)
Batting average.269
Hits1,067
Home runs17
Runs batted in265
Stolen bases172
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Japan
Summer Olympics
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoTeam
World Baseball Classic
Gold medal – first place2023 MiamiTeam
WBSC Premier12
Gold medal – first place2019 TokyoTeam
Silver medal – second place2024Team

Sōsuke Genda (源田 壮亮, Genda Sōsuke; born February 16, 1993) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Career

He won Pacific League Rookie of the Year in 2017. He was named as Best Nine and won Golden Glove Award in 2018.

He was selected for the 2018 NPB All-Star Game [jp].

International career

Genda with the WBC Japan national team at Tokyo Dome on March 16, 2023

Genda represented the Japan national baseball team in the 2017 Asia Professional Baseball Championship, 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series and 2019 WBSC Premier12.

On October 10, 2018, Genda was selected Japan national baseball team at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series.

On October 1, 2019, Genda was selected at the 2019 WBSC Premier12.

On January 16, 2026, Genda was selected to play in the 2026 World Baseball Classic.

Personal life

In October 2019, Genda married actress, tarento, and former Nogizaka46 member Misa Etō, whom he met when she interviewed him for a professional sports news program. They have three children: a son born in January 2022, a daughter born in December 2023, and a second son born in August 2026. .

References

  1. ↑ "マイナビオールスターゲーム2018 ファン投票結果". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). June 26, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  2. ↑ "「2018日米野球」に出場する侍ジャパントップチーム選手全28名が決定". 野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  3. ↑ "「ENEOS 侍ジャパンシリーズ2019」出場選手決定について". 野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  4. ↑ "『2026 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC™ 』 代表選手に源田選手が選出". 埼玉西武ライオンズ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-01-19.
  5. ↑ "衛藤美彩「彼の活躍が私の幸せ」西武源田と結婚". Nikkan Sports. October 24, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  6. ↑ "【コメント全文】第1子出産の衛藤美彩「一番苦しかったのがオリンピックの時」 夫への感謝も". ENCOUNT (in Japanese). 2022-01-29. Retrieved 2022-02-27.