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
Outfielder
Born: (1996-07-08) July 8, 1996 (age 28)
Matsuzaka, Mie, Japan
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
NPB debut
June 17, 2020, for the Chunichi Dragons
NPB statistics
(through 2022)
Batting average.174
Hits8
Homeruns0
RBIs0
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

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  1. ^ "【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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "【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.