Takehiro Donoue
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Takehiro Donoue (堂上 剛裕, born May 27, 1985, in
Kasugai, Aichi is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 306,764, and a population density of 3,306 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . The city is sometimes called Owarikasugai to avoid confusion with other mu ...
) is a
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former professional
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for the
Yomiuri Giants The are a Japanese professional baseball team competing in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. Based in Bunkyo, Tokyo, they are one of two professional baseball teams based in Tokyo, the other being the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. They h ...
in
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's
Nippon Professional Baseball is a professional baseball league and the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning simply ''Professional Baseball''; outside of Japan, NPB is often referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league ...
. He played with the
Chunichi Dragons The are a professional baseball team based in Nagoya, the chief city in the Chūbu region of Japan. The team plays in the Central League of Nippon Professional Baseball. They have won the Central League pennant nine times (most recently in 2011 ...
from 2004 to 2014 and with the
Yomiuri Giants The are a Japanese professional baseball team competing in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. Based in Bunkyo, Tokyo, they are one of two professional baseball teams based in Tokyo, the other being the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. They h ...
in 2015 and 2016. His younger brother Naomichi is also a professional baseball player currently playing for
Chunichi Dragons The are a professional baseball team based in Nagoya, the chief city in the Chūbu region of Japan. The team plays in the Central League of Nippon Professional Baseball. They have won the Central League pennant nine times (most recently in 2011 ...
.


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NPB.com
1985 births Living people Chunichi Dragons players Japanese baseball coaches Japanese expatriate baseball players in the United States Nippon Professional Baseball coaches Nippon Professional Baseball left fielders Nippon Professional Baseball right fielders North Shore Honu players Sportspeople from Kasugai, Aichi Baseball people from Aichi Prefecture Yomiuri Giants players {{Japan-baseball-outfielder-stub