Takayuki Kajitani

Japanese baseball player
Baseball player
Takayuki Kajitani
Kajitani with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars
Yomiuri Giants – No. 13
Outfielder
Born: (1988-08-28) August 28, 1988 (age 35)
Matsue, Shimane, Japan
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
NPB debut
April 9, 2009, for the Yokohama BayStars
Career statistics
(through 2021 season)
Batting average.270
Home runs123
Runs batted in420
Stolen bases160
Teams
  • Yokohama BayStars/Yokohama DeNA BayStars (20072020)
  • Yomiuri Giants (2021–present)
Career highlights and awards
  • 1× Central League stolen base champion (2014)
  • NPB All-Star (2015)

Takayuki Kajitani (梶谷 隆幸, Kajitani Takayuki, born August 28, 1988 in Matsue, Shimane, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays outfielder for the Yomiuri Giants.

Yokohama DeNA BayStars

On September 25, 2006, Kajitani was drafted by the Yokohama BayStars in the 2006 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[1]

In 2007-2008 season, he played in the Eastern League of NPB's minor leagues.

On April 9, 2009, Kajitani debuted in the Central League against the Yomiuri Giants.

Yomiuri Giants

During the 2020 offseason, Kajitani exercised his free agent option.[2] And he decided to sign a four-year deal with the Yomiuri Giants worth up to 800 million yen.[3]

References

  1. ^ ja:2006年度新人選手選択会議 (日本プロ野球)
  2. ^ "Nippon Professional Baseball (Japanese) 公示 フリーエージェント宣言選手 2020年度". NPB.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) 梶谷巨人と4年8億円で契約、ひげをそり「寂しい」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). December 14, 2020. Retrieved April 13, 2021.

External links

  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
  • NPB.jp
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