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Name	Team	Age
Koichi Shibata	Retired (2026, Age 35)	36
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 32 (2023)	C	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Bobby Doerr League	0	3 years (0 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	A	C-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	A-	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	D+
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C-	0	7/18/1991
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Series	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E	OPS	OBP	SLG	AVG
Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2026-11-01	Koichi Shibata has retired from the Kansas City Royals
2026-04-18	The Kansas City Royals have designated Koichi Shibata for assignment.
2025-04-18	The Kansas City Royals have acquired Koichi Shibata from the waiver wire.
2025-03-25	The San Francisco Giants have promoted Mike Bradley to the major league team. The San Francisco Giants have designated Koichi Shibata for assignment.
2023-04-01	The San Francisco Giants have promoted Koichi Shibata to the major league team. The San Francisco Giants have designated Yoshiyuki Shimoo for assignment.
2023-03-25	Trade #1942836 has been completed between the New York Bombers and the San Francisco Giants. The San Francisco Giants receive Steve Staton, Crank Jobs, Draft Pick 2023 Round 2 CLE (Koichi Shibata), Draft Pick 2023 Round 2 MIN (Richie LaRoss), Draft Pick 2024 Round 2 NYN (Neil Hoffman) from the New York Bombers in exchange for Roy Mallonee, Mike Zeile.
2021-04-29	Trade #1939077 has been completed between the Cleveland Indians and the New York Bombers. The New York Bombers receive Bob Lyons, John Bullett, Felix Hamby, Derrek Simms, Draft Pick 2023 Round 2 CLE (Koichi Shibata), Draft Pick 2022 Round 2 CLE (Ron Wise) from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Ed Davis, Control Patrol, Jake Bonderman, Dave Smith.