| Keita Kamida | |
|---|---|
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| Yomiuri Giants – No. 22 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: April 9, 1999 Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Keita Kameda (亀田 啓太, Kameda Keita; born 9 April 1999) is a professional baseball player born from Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Career
[edit]Before professional baseball
[edit]He started playing baseball during his time in Sagami Elementary School and was devoted to being a catcher.[1] He was associated with Japanese-style baseball in Ōno Junior High School.[2]
He was on the bench during his first summer at the 97th National High School Baseball Championship, and on his second spring, he participated as the starting catcher at the 88th National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament during his time at Tokai University Kofu Senior High School.[3]
On October 11, 2021, he was assigned as the 3rd draft pick of the Developmental Player System for the Yomiuri Giants at the 2021 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[4] On November 25, 2021, he agreed to join the team with an advanced payment of 2,900,000 yen and an annual salary of 4,000,000 yen.[5] His number is 22.[6]
References
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- ^ "港スターズなど優勝 市少年野球大会に59チーム | 平塚・大磯・二宮・中井 | タウンニュース". www.townnews.co.jp. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
- ^ "亀田啓太 読売ジャイアンツ". 週刊ベースボールONLINE (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-02-06.
- ^ "【巨人】育成３位の東海大・亀田啓太は持ってる？持ってない？「松原ロード」で３０発捕手目指す". スポーツ報知 (in Japanese). 2021-10-15. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
- ^ "【巨人】育成３位・亀田啓太、目標は小林誠司「誰かの憧れや夢、目標になれるような選手になりたい」". スポーツ報知 (in Japanese). 2021-11-26. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
- ^ "巨人がファン感で新入団選手お披露目 原監督がドラ1登録名「大勢」の経緯を説明". BASEBALL KING (in Japanese). 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2026-02-06.