Hiroto Takahashi (高橋 宏斗, Takahashi Hiroto, born August 9, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
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| Chunichi Dragons – No. 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Pitcher | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born: August 9, 2002 Owariasahi, Aichi, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NPB debut | |||||||||||||||||||||
| March 30, 2022, for the Chunichi Dragons | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NPB statistics (through 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 25-22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 2.10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 409 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editOn 26 October 2020, Takahashi was the outright 1st draft pick for the Chunichi Dragons at the 2020 NPB Draft.[1]
On 1 November, Takahashi signed a pre-contract with the Dragons guaranteeing a ¥100,000,000 sign-on bonus and a ¥16,000,000 yearly salary with ¥50,000,000 in incentives.[2]
On July 7, 2022, Takahashi set a club record for fastest pitch thrown by a Japanese pitcher, clocking in at 98.2 miles per hour (158 kilometers per hour).[3]
References
edit- ^ "【ドラフト】中日が中京大中京高・高橋宏斗を１位一本釣り 根尾、石川昂に続き３年連続で地元のスター指名成功". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
- ^ "竜1位・高橋宏斗、年俸1600万円の満額仮契約！「やっとスタートラインに立てた」宿敵G倒果たし「日本一の投手」に!!：中日スポーツ・東京中日スポーツ". Chunichi Sports (in Japanese). 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
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