Yoshiki Sunada

{{short description|Japanese baseball player}}

{{Infobox NPB player

|name=Yoshiki Sunada

|image=20150829 Yoshiki Sunada pitcher of the Yokohama DeNA BayStars,at Yokohama Stadium.JPG

|image_size=250px

|caption=Sunada with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars

|position=Pitcher

|team=

|number=

|bats=Left

|throws=Left

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1995|7|20}}

|birth_place=Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

|debutdate=June 14

|debutyear=2015

|debutteam=Yokohama DeNA BayStars

|debutleague=NPB

|statyear=2023 season

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=9–14

|stat2label=Earned Run Average

|stat2value=3.71

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=255

|teams=

}}

{{nihongo|Yoshiki Sunada|砂田 毅樹|Sunada Yoshiki|extra=born July 20, 1995 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan}} is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.

Career

=Yokohama DeNA BayStars=

Sunada spent the 2014 to 2022 seasons with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.

=Chunichi Dragons=

On November 18, 2022, Sunada was traded to the Chunichi Dragons in exchange for Yōta Kyōda.{{Cite web|title=Grade The Offseason: Chunichi Dragons Edition|url=https://borjaonsports.com/npb/grade-offseason-chunichi-dragons/|access-date=July 31, 2023|website=borjaonsports.com|date=12 January 2023 |language=en}} Sunada made 18 appearances for Chunichi in 2023, compiling a 4.61 ERA with 12 strikeouts over {{fraction|13|2|3}} innings pitched.

On September 19, 2024, Sunada announced that he would be retiring following the conclusion of the season.{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/npb_reddit/status/1836743599343706404?s=46&t=UN5XGiNzRq3-vt33N7zCTw|title=x.com}}

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