is a Japanese

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for the Oisix Niigata Albirex of the Eastern League. He has previously played in

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(NPB) for the

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and

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and in the

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(CPBL) for the

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Career

Amateur career

Kashara was admitted to

Niigata University of Health and Welfare Niigata University of Health and Welfare is a private university in Niigata, Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by ...

without consideration for his baseball talent and was able to, over time, increase his velocity from throwing in the mid 130s (km/h) to throwing in the high 140s (km/h).In the 2016 university fall league, he achieved a 0.72 ERA, claimed the most wins title and was chosen in the Best 9.

Chunichi Dragons

Kasahara was the 4th pick for the

at the

2016 Nippon Professional Baseball draft The 2016 Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Draft was held on October 20, , for the 52nd time at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa to assign amateur baseball players to the Nippon Professional Baseball, NPB. It was arranged with the special coopera ...

Yokohama DeNA Baystars

On 9 December 2022, Kasahara was traded for Seiya Hosokawa in the 2022 Current Player Draft. He made only two starts for Yokohama in 2023, posting an 0–2 record and 4.50 ERA with five strikeouts in six innings of work.

TSG Hawks

On November 26, 2023, Kasahara signed with the

of the

. In three starts for the Hawks, he compiled a 3.18 ERA with 13 strikeouts across 17 innings pitched. Kasahara was released by the Hawks on June 8, 2024.

Oisix Niigata Albirex

In July 2024, Kasahara signed with the Oisix Niigata Albirex of the Eastern League.

International career

On October 10, 2018, he was selected

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at the

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References

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