The Blue Jays had Yusei Kikuchi on the mound yesterday against the Yankees and had a solid game despite the loss. Toronto announced after the game that Kikuchi's 7 strikeouts yesterday moved him into 6th for most strikeouts by a Japanese born player. A Milestone Day For Yusei また新たな記録を達成しました。菊池投手、おめでとう御座います! <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/BlueJays/status/1806836756999741730'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> This is an impressive accomplishment for Kikuchi since there has been so many great Japanese pitchers throughout the years. The leader for most strikeouts by a Japanese player is Yu Darvish who passed Hideo Nomo last season.