Hiroto Takahashi

Hiroto Takahashi
高橋宏斗
Hiroto Takahashi; 高橋宏斗
Chunichi Dragons – No. 19
	Pitcher
	Born: August 9, 2002 (age 22); 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
	Chunichi Dragons (2022–present);
Career highlights and awards
	NPB All-Star (2024);
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing Japan
World Baseball Classic
WBSC Premier12

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).

Career

On 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

^ "【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.
^ "x.com".

External links

Dragons.jp

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[1] "【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.

[2] "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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