is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Career He got Pacific League Rookie of the Year in 2017, he was named as Best Nine and got Golden Glove Award in 2018. He was selected for the . International career Genda represented the Japan national baseball team in the 2017 Asia Professional Baseball Championship, 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series and 2019 WBSC Premier12. On October 10, 2018, he was selected Japan national baseball team at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series. On October 1, 2019, he was selected at the 2019 WBSC Premier12. Personal In October 2019, Genda married former Nogizaka46 member Misa Etō, whom he met when she interviewed him for a professional sports news program. He welcomed his first child, a son, on January 29, 2022. References External links NPB.com 1993 births Living people Nippon Professional Baseball Rookie of the Year Award winners Nippon Professional Baseball shortstops Saitama Seibu Lions players Baseball people from Ōita Prefecture 2019 WBSC Premier12 players Baseball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic baseball players of Japan Olympic medalists in baseball Olympic gold medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics