:Yuhei Takai

{{short description|Japanese baseball player}}

{{no footnotes|date=January 2014}}

{{Infobox NPB player

|name=Yuhei Takai
雄平

|image=20120501 Yuuhei Takai, outfielder of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, at Yokohama Stadium.JPG

|image_size=250

|caption=

|position=Pitcher / Outfielder / Coach

|team=Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

|number=84

|bats=Left

|throws=Left

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1984|6|25}}

|birth_place=Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

|debutleague=NPB

|debutdate=April 22

|debutyear=2003

|debutteam=Yakult Swallows

|finalleague=NPB

|finaldate=November 1

|finalyear=2021

|finalteam=Tokyo Yakult Swallows

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.291

|stat2label=Runs batted in

|stat2value=386

|stat3label=Home runs

|stat3value=66

|teams=

As player

• Yakult Swallows/Tokyo Yakult Swallows ({{npby|2003}}–{{npby|2021}})

As coach

• Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles ({{npby|2022}}–present)

|awards=

• 1× Best Nine Award ({{npby|2014}})
• 2× NPB All-Star (2014–2015)

}}

{{nihongo|Yuhei Takai|高井 雄平|Takai Yūhei|extra=born June 25, 1984 in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan}} is a Japanese former professional baseball player. Yuhei played a total of 18 years for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. He began his career as a pitcher, and later converted to an outfielder following the 2009 season and changed his registered name. Starting with the 2022 season, he will be a hitting coach with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.