Raito Ikeda

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Raito Ikeda
Chiba Lotte Marines – No. 00
Infielder
Born: (1999-12-11) December 11, 1999 (age 22)
Yachiyo, Chiba, Japan
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Teams

Raito Ikeda (池田 来翔, Ikeda Raito, born December 11, 1999 in Yachiyo, Chiba) is a professional Japanese baseball player. Selected in the second round of the 2021 NPB Draft from Kokushikan University, he plays infielder for the Chiba Lotte Marines.

Early career[]

Ikeda played for the Chiba Lotte Marines Junior Team as a 6th year elementary student.[1] He later played third base on the Narashino High School baseball team with current Lotte teammate , but his team could not advance to the Summer Koshien tournament, losing in the Chiba Prefecture final to Kisarazu Sogo High School.[2] After graduation from Narashino High School, Ikeda entered Kokushikan University where he was a regular at third base and second base from his first year. His teammate at Kokushikan University was , Lotte 3rd round draft pick in the 2019 NPB Draft.[3]

On November 18, 2021, Ikeda signed with Chiba Lotte for 12 million yen per year plus a 70 million yen signing bonus.[4] Ikeda is the first alumni of the Chiba Lotte Junior Team to sign a professional contract.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "【ドラフト】ロッテ・2位 池田来翔(国士舘大) 強打が魅力の二塁手 ／プロ野球ドラフト会議 | 野球コラム - 週刊ベースボールONLINE". column.sp.baseball.findfriends.jp. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  2. ^ "木更津総合vs習志野 | 高校野球ドットコム". hb-nippon.com. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  3. ^ "池田来翔選手 千葉ロッテマリーンズがドラフト2位で���名｜News｜硬式野球部｜Kokushikan Sports - 国士舘大学のスポーツ情報オフィシャルサイト｜スポ魂". kokushikan.ac.jp. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  4. ^ "【ロッテ】マリーンズ・ジュニア出身のドラフト２位・池田来翔が仮契約「井口監督のような選手に」 : スポーツ報知". hochi.news. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  5. ^ "【ロッテ】松川、池田、廣畑…2021年ドラフト指名選手、スカウトが注目したポイントは？ 球団コメントを公開（ベースボールチャンネル） - Yahoo!ニュース". news.yahoo.co.jp. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
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