Kazuto Taguchi
{{short description|Japanese baseball player}}
{{Infobox NPB player
|name=Kazuto Taguchi
|image=Giants taguchi90.JPG
|image_size=250px
|caption=Taguchi with the Yomiuri Giants
|position=Pitcher
|team=Tokyo Yakult Swallows
|number=34
|bats=Left
|throws=Left
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1995|9|14}}
|birth_place=Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
|debutleague=NPB
|debutdate=April 11
|debutyear=2015
|debutteam=Yomiuri Giants
|finalleague=
|finaldate=
|finalyear=
|finalteam=
|statyear=2024 season
|stat1label=Win–loss record|
|stat1value= 46-56
|stat2label=Earned run average
|stat2value= 3.36
|stat3label=Strikeouts
|stat3value= 685
| stat4label = Saves
| stat4value = 44
| stat5label = Holds
| stat5value = 57
|teams=
- Yomiuri Giants ({{npby|2014}}–{{npby|2020}})
- Tokyo Yakult Swallows ({{npby|2021}}–present)
|highlights=
- 1× Japan Series champion (2021)
- NPB All-Star ({{npby|2023}})
|medaltemplates=
{{MedalSport | Men's baseball}}
{{MedalCountry | {{bb|JPN}}}}
{{MedalCompetition | 18U Baseball World Cup}}
{{MedalSilver | 2013 Taichung | Team}}
{{MedalCompetition | WBSC Premier12}}
{{MedalGold| 2019 Tokyo | Team }}
}}
{{nihongo|Kazuto Taguchi|田口 麗斗|Taguchi Kazuto|extra=born September 14, 1995}} is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Professional career
=Yomiuri Giants=
On October 24, 2013, Taguchi was drafted by the Yomiuri Giants in the 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.nikkansports.com/baseball/professional/draft/2013/news/p-bb-tp0-20131117-1219332.html|title=Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) 巨人ドラ3田口の夢 原監督にＶ焼きそば|language=ja-JP|work=Nikkan Sports|date=November 17, 2013|accessdate=April 13, 2021}}
On April 11, 2015, He debuted in the Central League against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, and recorded his first win.{{cite web|url=https://www.nikkansports.com/baseball/news/1460154.html|title=Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) 巨人田口、初先発&初勝利&初安打&初打点&初V打|language=ja-JP|work=Nikkan Sports|date=April 11, 2015|accessdate=April 13, 2021}}
On November 16, 2018, he was selected Yomiuri Giants roster at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series exhibition game against MLB All-Stars.{{cite web| url=http://www.giants.jp/G/gnews/news_3913398.html | title=8日の「2018日米野球」参加メンバー決まる | work=読売巨人軍公式WEBサイト | language=ja | date=November 16, 2018 | access-date=December 5, 2018 }} On February 27, 2019, he was selected for Japan national baseball team at the 2019 exhibition games against Mexico.{{ cite web | url=http://www.japan-baseball.jp/jp/news/press/20190218_1.html | title=ENEOS 侍ジャパンシリーズ2019「日本 vs メキシコ」に出場するメンバー28名が決定 | work=野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト | language=ja | date=February 18, 2019 | access-date=February 27, 2019 }} On October 1, 2019, he was selected at the 2019 WBSC Premier12.{{ cite web | url=http://www.japan-baseball.jp/jp/news/press/20191001_4.html | title=「ENEOS 侍ジャパンシリーズ2019」出場選手決定について | work=野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト | language=ja | date=October 1, 2019 | access-date=October 12, 2019 }}
=Tokyo Yakult Swallows=
On March 1, 2021, Taguchi was traded to the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.{{cite web|url=https://www.sanspo.com/baseball/news/20210301/gia21030112300002-n1.html|title=Sankei Sports baseball news (Japanese) 巨人・田口とヤクルト・広岡のトレードが決定|language=ja-JP|work=Sankei Sports|date=March 1, 2021|accessdate=April 13, 2021}}
References
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External links
{{Baseballstats|brm=taguch000kaz}}
- [http://npb.jp/bis/eng/players/41945139.html NPB.jp]
{{Tokyo Yakult Swallows roster navbox}}
{{Japan roster 2019 WBSC Premier12}}
{{2021 Tokyo Yakult Swallows}}
{{Yomiuri Giants 2013 Draft Picks}}
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Category:Japanese baseball players
Category:Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers
Category:Baseball people from Hiroshima Prefecture
Category:Yomiuri Giants players
Category:Tokyo Yakult Swallows players
Category:2019 WBSC Premier12 players
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