Kazuto Taguchi
Japanese baseball player (born 1995)
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Kazuto Taguchi (田口 麗斗, Taguchi Kazuto; born September 14, 1995) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Yomiuri Giants.
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Taguchi with the Yomiuri Giants | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo Yakult Swallows – No. 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Pitcher | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born: September 14, 1995 Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NPB debut | |||||||||||||||||||||
| April 11, 2015, for the Yomiuri Giants | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics (through 2025 season) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 47–57 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 3.32 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 710 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Professional career
Yomiuri Giants
On October 24, 2013, Taguchi was drafted by the Yomiuri Giants in the 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[1]
On April 11, 2015, He debuted in the Central League against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, and recorded his first win.[2]
On November 16, 2018, he was selected Yomiuri Giants roster at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series exhibition game against MLB All-Stars.[3] On February 27, 2019, he was selected for Japan national baseball team at the 2019 exhibition games against Mexico.[4] On October 1, 2019, he was selected at the 2019 WBSC Premier12.[5]
Tokyo Yakult Swallows
On March 1, 2021, Taguchi was traded to the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.[6]
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