Junki Kishimoto

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Junki Kishimoto is a Japanese baseball pitcher from Sabae, Fukui, born on February 19, 1996. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chunichi Dragons. In the 2015 off-season, Kishimoto and several teammates were loaned to the Taiwanese winter league. On March 29, 2016, he was loaned to the Kagawa Olive Guyners in the Shikoku Island League Plus. On November 16, 2016, Kishimoto signed a first-team contract with the Dragons and changed his jersey number to 59. He did not reach the first team in 2017 and was released, then joined Hitachi Baseball Club in the industrial leagues to continue his career. Kishimoto is currently a free agent.