:Takayuki Kajitani
{{short description|Japanese baseball player (born 1988)}}
{{Infobox NPB player
|name=Takayuki Kajitani
|image=20130407 Takayuki Kajitani, infielder of the Yokohama DeNA BayStars, at Meiji Jingu Stadium.JPG
|image_size=250px
|caption=Kajitani with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars
|position=Outfielder
|team=
|number=
|bats=Left
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1988|8|28}}
|birth_place= Matsue, Shimane, Japan
|debutleague=NPB
|debutdate=April 9
|debutyear=2009
|debutteam=Yokohama BayStars
|finalleague=NPB
|finaldate=May 4
|finalyear=2024
|finalteam=Yomiuri Giants
|statleague=NPB
| stat1label=Batting average
| stat1value=.270
| stat2label=Home runs
| stat2value=126
| stat3label=Runs batted in
| stat3value=441
| stat4label=Stolen bases
| stat4value=162
|teams=
- Yokohama BayStars/Yokohama DeNA BayStars ({{npby|2007}}–{{npby|2020}})
- Yomiuri Giants ({{npby|2021}}–{{npby|2024}})
|awards=
- 1× Central League stolen base champion (2014)
- 1× NPB All-Star (2015)
}}
{{nihongo|Takayuki Kajitani|梶谷 隆幸|Kajitani Takayuki|extra=born August 28, 1988}} is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) from 2007 to 2024 for the Yokohama BayStars/Yokohama DeNA BayStars and Yomiuri Giants.
Career
=Yokohama DeNA BayStars=
On September 25, 2006, Kajitani was drafted by the Yokohama BayStars in the 2006 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.:ja:2006年度新人選手選択会議 (日本プロ野球)
In 2007–2008 season, he played in the Eastern League of NPB's minor leagues.
On April 9, 2009, Kajitani debuted in the Central League against the Yomiuri Giants.
=Yomiuri Giants=
During the 2020 offseason, Kajitani exercised his free agent option,{{cite web|url=https://npb.jp/announcement/2020/fa_filed.html|title=Nippon Professional Baseball (Japanese) 公示 フリーエージェント宣言選手 2020年度|language=ja-JP|work=NPB.jp|accessdate=April 13, 2021}} and he decided to sign a four–year contract with the Yomiuri Giants worth up to 800 million yen.{{cite web|url=https://www.nikkansports.com/baseball/news/202012140000482.html|title=Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) 梶谷巨人と4年8億円で契約、ひげをそり「寂しい」|language=ja-JP|work=Nikkan Sports|date=December 14, 2020|accessdate=April 13, 2021}}
Kajitani played in 6 games for Yomiuri in 2024, going 3–for–16 (.188) with 1 home run and 2 RBI. On October 23, 2024, Kajitani announced his retirement from professional baseball.{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/npb_reddit/status/1849072063316930743?s=46&t=UN5XGiNzRq3-vt33N7zCTw|title=x.com}}
References
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External links
{{Baseballstats|brm=kajita001tak}}
- [http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/players/61565114.html NPB.jp]
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Category:Japanese baseball players
Category:Nippon Professional Baseball center fielders
Category:Nippon Professional Baseball right fielders
Category:Nippon Professional Baseball second basemen
Category:Nippon Professional Baseball shortstops
Category:Nippon Professional Baseball third basemen
Category:Baseball people from Shimane Prefecture
Category:Yokohama BayStars players
Category:Yokohama DeNA BayStars players
Category:Yomiuri Giants players
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