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2024 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 86: Rikuu Nishida

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Left Fielder
5´6´´
150 pounds
Age: 22
2022 High Level Kannapolis (Low-A)
Age relative to high level +1.1 years
SSS rank among all left fielders in the system 4
Overall 2023 stats 20 games u26beufe0f 0 HR u26beufe0f 6 RBI u26beufe0f .224/.307/.276 u26beufe0f 8 BB u26beufe0f 9 K u26beufe0f 6-of-8 (75.0%) SB

After hitting .383 at Mt. Hood Community College over two seasons, Rikuu Nishida transferred to Oregon. The Japan native started 2023 as Oregon’s second baseman before moving to right field in mid-March. He also swung a wood bat all spring, which is extremely unusual in non-Summer League games.