Jumpei Takahashi
| Jumpei Takahashi | |||
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| Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 47 | |||
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| Born: May 8, 1997 | |||
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Jumpei Takahashi (高橋 純平 Takahashi Junpei, born May 8, 1997 in Gifu, Gifu Prefecture) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Early Career
In the 2015 NPB draft, he was selected as the first pick for the Softbank Hawks, Chunichi Dragons and Nippon Ham Fighters where he was won in a lottery by the Hawks. [1]
Professional Career
Softbank Hawks
2016
On 7 June 2016, Takahashi made his debut for the Hawks Western League team against the Dragons as a relief pitcher claiming the win after pitching 3 scoreless innings and claiming 3 strikeouts.[2]
He was selected for the Western League representative team for the 2016 Fresh All-Stars game in Okayama.[3] He was the starting pitcher and threw 1 strikeout and gave up one hit in his single inning.[4]
References
- ↑ "Hawks snatch rights to negotiate with pitcher Takahashi in NPB draft". Japan Times. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ↑ "Tuesday, June 7, 2016". Nippon Professional Baseball. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ↑ "出場者（ウエスタン・リーグ選抜）(Representatives (Western League)". Nippon Professional Baseball (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ↑ "2016年度フレッシュオールスター・ゲーム 試合結果(2016 Fresh All Stars Game Results)". Nippon Professional Baseball (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 July 2016.