is a Japanese

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for the

Saitama Seibu Lions The are a professional baseball team in Japan's Pacific League based north of Tokyo in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture. Before 1979, they were based in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, in Kyushu. The team is owned by a subsidiary of Seibu Railway ...

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(NPB).

Career

Takahashi was a member of the

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of the

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for the 2017–18 season. Takahashi made 26 appearances for the

in 2022, compiling a 12–8 record and 2.20 ERA with 128 strikeouts across innings pitched. In 2023, he pitched in 23 games, accumulating a 10–8 record and 2.21 ERA with 120 strikeouts across 155 innings pitched.

References

External links

NPB.com
1997 births Living people Baseball people from Gunma Prefecture Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers People from Numata, Gunma Saitama Seibu Lions players Melbourne Aces players Japanese expatriate baseball players in Australia {{Japan-baseball-pitcher-stub