Ryusei Terachi
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| Born | August 19, 2005 Sumida, Tokyo, Japan |
| Citizenship | Japanese |
| Occupation | Baseball catcher |
Ryusei Terachi (寺地 隆成, Terachi Ryusei; born 19 August, 2005) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
High school career
Terachi attended Meitoku Gijuku high school in Kōchi Prefecture. He started as a third baseman before transitioning to catcher towards the end of his second year. His best result with the school came as a second-year student in 2022, where the school made it to the second round of the Japanese High School Baseball Championship. In 2023, he represented Japan in the 2023 U-18 Baseball World Cup, where the team won their first title. As the starting first baseman, he hit .286/.412./393 across the tournament.
Professional career
Chiba Lotte Marines
Terachi was drafted by the Chiba Lotte Marines in the 5th round of the 2023 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.
2024
Terachi made his NPB debut on October 3, 2024, recording his first career NPB hit, a double to left field against Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters pitcher Kōta Tatsu. He appeared in one more game that year, the following day, where he failed to record a hit. In the offseason, he was one of five Marines prospects sent to play in the Australian Baseball League (ABL) for the Sydney Blue Sox between November and December, posting a .302/.397./365 slashline in 19 games.
2025
Terachi made his first start in 2025 on April 4. On April 18, he hit his first and second career NPB home runs against Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles pitcher Takahisa Hayakawa, becoming the first teenage catcher to hit 2 home runs in a game since Ginjiro Sumitani in 2006, and the first in franchise history to hit any home runs since Takeo Daigo in 1957. He received his first All-Star selection this year, and was a defensive substitute in the first game of the series. Terachi was the starting catcher of the second game, where he hit an RBI double off of Yomiuri Giants pitcher Iori Yamasaki in the top of the 3rd inning.
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