(Photo : Sarah Stier/Getty Images) NEW YORK, NEW YORK – Yusei Kikuchi (#16) of the Toronto Blue Jays pitches through the first inning in opposition to the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on September 19, 2023 within the Bronx borough of New York City.
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Yusei Kikuchi has a ridiculous sleeping behavior that can not be compromised.
The 32-year-old revealed to MLB reporter Kaitlyn McGrath of The Athletic that he sleeps 13 to 14 hours an evening, which is greater than half a day.
The behavior additionally leaves no room for compromise after the Japanese participant claimed that attributable to solely 11 hours of sleep, he suffered a left higher entice muscle cramp and left their recreation in opposition to the New York Yankees on Wednesday.
Kikuchi added that he normally sleeps round 11 p.m. and wakes up at 1 p.m.
The left-handed pitcher is in his second season with the Blue Jays after signing a three-year deal price $36 million earlier than the 2022 MLB season.
He spent his first three seasons within the MLB with the Seattle Mariners.
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Yusei Kikuchi leaves recreation vs. Yankees
Kikuchi left their Wednesday recreation in opposition to the Yankees attributable to a left higher entice muscle cramp, and he was visibly uncomfortable whereas grabbing the left facet of his neck as he left the mound.
He gave up one run on 4 hits whereas recording a stroll and 7 strikeouts on 82 pitches earlier than his departure.
The Blue Jays took a 7-1 win to enhance their win-loss document to 84-67, which places them at comfy second within the American League Wild Card Standings.
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