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Kotaro Kurebayashi is a 187 cm / 6’2” shortstop in Japan and his defense is honestly unreal
Been watching NPB clips and stumbled on this Kotaro
Kurebayashi highlight reel. Kid plays SS for the Orix
Buffaloes and he's:
- 23 years old
- 187 cm / 6'2" tall
- 94 kg / 207 lbs
- 3x NPB All-Star (2023-2025)
- 2023 Best Nine winner (basically Silver Slugger equivalent)
- 2022 Japan Series Champion
how often do you see a 6'2" shortstop with
this kind of range? Bobby Witt Jr. is 6'1", Corey Seager is
6'4" but has moved teams, and most modern SS are shorter.
Kurebayashi's the exception in NPB too.
Any MLB scouts sleeping on him? Feels like there'd be
interest.
u/Sunday_Tailgater — 3 days ago