Yusei Kikuchi| Year | W | L | Sv | Hold | IP | H | BB | SO | ER | ERA | WHIP | Rate |
| 2026 proj | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 176.0 | 173 | 60 | 186 | 78 | 3.98 | 1.323 | 33.8 |
| 2025 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 178.3 | 180 | 74 | 174 | 79 | 3.99 | 1.424 | 34.5 |
| 2024 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 175.7 | 167 | 44 | 206 | 79 | 4.05 | 1.201 | 46.1 |
| 2023 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 167.7 | 165 | 48 | 181 | 72 | 3.86 | 1.270 | 47.5 |
| 2022 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100.7 | 93 | 58 | 124 | 58 | 5.19 | 1.500 | 3.2 |
| 2021 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 157.0 | 145 | 62 | 163 | 77 | 4.41 | 1.318 | 22.9 |
| 2020 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 47.0 | 41 | 20 | 47 | 27 | 5.17 | 1.298 | 1.1 |
| 2019 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 161.7 | 195 | 50 | 116 | 98 | 5.46 | 1.515 | -18.6 |
| Date | News |
| 2/11/26 | Angels’ Yusei Kikuchi eager to pitch in WBC, improve on last season. Unsatisfied with his 2025, the left-hander, who will pitch for Japan in the World Baseball Classic, faces hitters on the first official day of spring training. Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2026/02/11/angels-yusei... |
| 2/03/26 | Angels 2026 spring training position preview: starting rotation. Yusei Kikuchi and José Soriano are the only starters returning from a group that ranked 28th in the majors in rotation ERA in 2025. Reid Detmers returns to the rotation after a year in the bullpen. The Angels bring in Grayson Rodriguez and Alek Manoah, hoping to rediscover their form. Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2026/02/03/angels-2026-... |
| 1/29/26 | From Iwate to the world: A visit to Yusei Kikuchi's hometown training facility. No content provided Source: https://www.mlb.com/news/angels-yusei-kikuchi-buil... |
| 9/25/25 | Angels’ Yusei Kikuchi leaves with finger cramp in victory over Royals. Kikuchi allows one run on one hit in five innings but leaves before throwing a pitch in the sixth in his final start of the season. The Angels hang on for a 3-2 win. Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2025/09/24/angels-yusei... |
| 9/19/25 | Angels’ losing streak reaches 7 games after sweep in Milwaukee. Yusei Kikuchi pitches into the sixth inning and Luis Rengifo’s two-run homer in the fifth gives the Angels their first lead of the series, but the Brewers pull away for a 5-2 win. Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2025/09/18/angels-losin... |
| 9/18/25 | Angels’ losing streak reaches 7 games after sweep in Milwaukee. Yusei Kikuchi pitches into the sixth inning and Luis Rengifo’s two-run homer in the fifth gives the Angels their first lead of the series, but the Brewers pull away for a 5-2 win. Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2025/09/18/angels-losin... |
| 9/13/25 | Short-handed Angels lose to Mariners. Injuries leave the Angels with only four players from their Opening Day roster in the starting lineup in a 2-1 loss. Yusei Kikuchi keeps the Angels in the game by allowing one run in six innings. Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2025/09/12/short-handed... |
| 9/13/25 | Short-handed Angels lose to Mariners. Injuries leave the Angels with only four players from their Opening Day roster in the starting lineup in a 2-1 loss. Yusei Kikuchi keeps the Angels in the game by allowing one run in six innings. Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2025/09/12/short-handed... |
| 9/07/25 | Angels blown out by A’s as skid worsens. Yusei Kikuchi records his 1,000th career strikeout but gives up seven runs in two innings in a 17-4 defeat, the Angels’ 14th loss in 21 games since Aug. 15. Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2025/09/06/angels-blown... |
| 9/07/25 | Angels blown out by A’s as skid worsens. Yusei Kikuchi recorded his 1,000th career strikeout but gave up seven runs in two innings. The Angels lost 17-4 for their 14th defeat in 21 games since Aug. 15. Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2025/09/06/angels-blown... |
| 9/01/25 | Short-handed Angels drop finale of 4-game series in Houston. With several key players out of the lineup, the Angels lose to the Astros, 8-3, splitting the four-game series. Starter Yusei Kikuchi gives up five runs, after allowing six in his previous outing. Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2025/09/01/short-handed... |
| 8/26/25 | Against Angels, Rangers' Patrick Corbin looks to return to win column. The game will feature a battle of left-handers as Corbin opposes the Angels' Yusei Kikuchi . Los Angeles took the first game of the series 4-0 on Monday behind a solid start on the mound from Jose Soriano, homers by Zach Neto and Logan O'Hoppe, and Travis d'Arnaud's two RBIs. Corbin will make his team-high-tying 25th start of the season for the Rangers. Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/us-sports/ag... |
| 8/24/25 | Angels' Yusei Kikuchi Made Key Change to Pitch Mix That Paid Instant Dividends. Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi bounced back from a poor start against the Athletics with a seven-inning outing against the Cincinnati Reds. Kikuchi only threw four innings against the A's, giving up four runs and only getting three strikeouts. After the start, he sought help from Angels hitters to see how his pitches are perceived from the batter's box. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/angels/angels-news/angels-y... |
| 8/22/25 | Angels fans on verge of witnessing a feat that has not happened in over a decade. Angels fans on verge of witnessing a feat that has not happened in over a decade Well, would you look at that! By Evan Roberts | Share on Facebook Share on X Copy Article Los Angeles Angels v New York Mets | Ishika Samant/GettyImages Share on Facebook Share on X Share on Reddit Copy Article The 2025 Los Angeles Angels are not a bad team, they are just still behind the best of the best. It is frustrating for fans that this squad will not end the longest active playoff drought in baseball, but they are seeing things they have not in quite some time -- organizational depth. Yusei Kikuchi actually wanted to play in Anaheim, and the team's lone All-Star this year has been spectacular after signing Source: https://halohangout.com/angels-fans-on-verge-of-wi... |
| 8/21/25 | Rengifo has tiebreaking RBI single in the 8th to back Kikuchi in the Angels' 2-1 win over the Reds. Sports Rengifo has tiebreaking RBI single in the 8th to back Kikuchi in the Angels' 2-1 win over the Reds August 20, 2025 / 9:19 PM PDT / AP CBS News Live CBS News Los Angeles Live Yusei Kikuchi threw seven strong innings, Luis Rengifo hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 on Wednesday night. Bryce Teodosio doubled off reliever Graham Ashcraft (7-5) to open the eighth and took third on a wild pitch. Oswald Peraza grounded out, with Teodosio holding, and Rengifo fisted an RBI single over third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes' head for the lead. Reid Detmers (4-3) struck out two in a scoreless eighth for the victory. With Angels closer Kenley Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/rengifo-ha... |
| 8/20/25 | Rengifo has tiebreaking RBI single in the 8th to back Kikuchi in the Angels' 2-1 win over the Reds. Yusei Kikuchi threw seven strong innings, Luis Rengifo hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 on Wednesday night. Bryce Teodosio doubled off reliever Graham Ashcraft (7-5) to open the eighth and took third on a wild pitch. Oswald Peraza grounded out, with Teodosio holding, and Rengifo fisted an RBI single over third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes’ head for the lead. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/rengifo-tiebreaki... |
| 8/20/25 | Angels’ Yusei Kikuchi looks to hitters for an adjustment. After Kikuchi needed 94 pitches to get through four innings last week, he talked to some of the Angels’ hitters about how they would approach him. He says his pitch patterns were becoming “predictable.” Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2025/08/19/angels-yusei... |
| 8/08/25 | Angels Make Change to Rotation Ahead of Tigers Series. The Los Angeles Angels made a quick move in their pitching rotation ahead of their series opener against the Detroit Tigers on Friday, switching Yusei Kikuchi and Jack Kochanowicz's dates. Kikuchi will now pitch Saturday on four days of rest, while Kochanowicz will get six days of rest and take the mound on Sunday. Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register revealed Kochanowicz's next start was to be determined on Wednesday, and stated the rotation would be shuffled around. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/angels/angels-news/angels-m... |
| 8/05/25 | Solid outing from Yusei Kikuchi helps Angels top Rays. Kikuchi needs 71 pitches to get through the first three innings then settles in over the next three frames, giving the offense time to provide a comfortable cushion in a 5-1 win. Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2025/08/04/solid-outing... |
| 8/04/25 | Solid outing from Yusei Kikuchi helps Angels top Rays. Kikuchi lasted six innings, allowing only a first-inning run, to pick up a win. Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2025/08/04/solid-outing... |
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