◆ Orix Buffaloes 's Kosei Yoshida 's past

▼On November 24, 2011, he was traded from Nippon-Ham to Orix Buffaloes.

▼On September 28, 2024, he made his 50th appearance in a game against Rakuten Eagles (Rakuten Eagles Mobile), his first appearance in 50 games since 2022. He complained of discomfort in his right elbow and left the game after 7 pitches. It was later discovered that he had a stress fracture.

▼February 18, 2013: Left Miyazaki camp for an examination of his right elbow.

▼March 7th: Announced that he had undergone reconstruction surgery on the medial collateral ligament in his right elbow (commonly known as Tommy John surgery).

▼19th: Rehabilitation begins at the team's facility in Maishima, Osaka.

On May 30th, he resumed throwing balls at the net. On the following day, May 31st, he played catch for the first time since the surgery.

January 21, 2014: I had my hair cut for the first time in about a year. I cut off my bangs, which had grown down to my nose during rehabilitation.

February 2nd: He threw 30 pitches to catcher in the first bullpen of the Miyazaki camp. He recorded his fastest pitch since surgery at 143 km/h.

On the 15th, he made his first appearance in a live batting practice (batting practice in a real game setting). His fastest pitch was 143 km/h.