Kaname Takino (滝野要, Takino Kaname, born July 8, 1996) is a retired Japanese baseball outfielder. He played for the Chunichi Dragons between 2019 and 2022. He is currently a YouTuber.[1]
| Kaname Takino 滝野要 | |
|---|---|
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: July 8, 1996 Matsuzaka, Mie, Japan | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| June 17, 2020, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
| NPB statistics (through 2022) | |
| Batting average | .174 |
| Hits | 8 |
| Homeruns | 0 |
| RBIs | 0 |
| Teams | |
On 25 October 2018, Takino was selected as the 6th draft pick for the Chunichi Dragons at the 2018 NPB Draft and on 8 November signed a provisional contract with a ¥30,000,000 sign-on bonus and a ¥7,200,000 yearly salary.[2]
Upon being officially unveiled by the Dragons, Kaname commented that he wanted to be a 3-tool player like new team-mate Yohei Oshima.[3]
References edit
- ^ "【中日】自律神経系の病気を告白 戦力外の滝野要 今後はＹｏｕＴｕｂｅｒも視野に" (in Japanese). 2022-10-04. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ "６位・滝野と仮契約 マクドで培った「スマイル」武器に開幕１軍狙う！" [#6 Takino signs pre-contract; planning to use the smile he polished at McDonalds as a weapon to reach first-team]. Chunichi Sports (in Japanese). 2019-11-08. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
- ^ "【ドラゴンズ新人入団会見】ドラフト６位 滝野要選手 全一問一答と与田剛監督コメント" [Dragons new player conference: #6 Takino's and Manager Yoda's full Q&A]. 東海テレビNEWS (in Japanese). 2019-12-12. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
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