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| Kazuto Taguchi | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Taguchi with the Yomiuri Giants | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo Yakult Swallows – No. 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Pitcher | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born: September 14, 1995 Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NPB debut | |||||||||||||||||||||
| April 11, 2015, for the Yomiuri Giants | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics (through 2025 season) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 47–57 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 3.32 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 710 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Kazuto Taguchi (田口 麗斗, Taguchi Kazuto; born September 14, 1995) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Yomiuri Giants.
Professional career
[edit]Yomiuri Giants
[edit]On October 24, 2013, Taguchi was drafted by the Yomiuri Giants in the 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[1]
On April 11, 2015, He debuted in the Central League against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, and recorded his first win.[2]
On November 16, 2018, he was selected Yomiuri Giants roster at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series exhibition game against MLB All-Stars.[3] On February 27, 2019, he was selected for Japan national baseball team at the 2019 exhibition games against Mexico.[4] On October 1, 2019, he was selected at the 2019 WBSC Premier12.[5]
Tokyo Yakult Swallows
[edit]On March 1, 2021, Taguchi was traded to the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) 巨人ドラ3田口の夢 原監督にＶ焼きそば". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). November 17, 2013. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
- ↑ "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) 巨人田口、初先発&初勝利&初安打&初打点&初V打". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). April 11, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
- ↑ "8日の「2018日米野球」参加メンバー決まる". 読売巨人軍公式WEBサイト (in Japanese). November 16, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ↑ "ENEOS 侍ジャパンシリーズ2019「日本 vs メキシコ」に出場するメンバー28名が決定". 野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). February 18, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
- ↑ "「ENEOS 侍ジャパンシリーズ2019」出場選手決定について". 野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
- ↑ "Sankei Sports baseball news (Japanese) 巨人・田口とヤクルト・広岡のトレードが決定". Sankei Sports (in Japanese). March 1, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- NPB.jp
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- Japanese expatriate baseball players in Puerto Rico
- Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers
- Baseball people from Hiroshima Prefecture
- Yomiuri Giants players
- Tokyo Yakult Swallows players
- 2019 WBSC Premier12 players
- Leones de Ponce baseball players
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen
- Japanese baseball pitcher, 1990s birth stubs