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Hiroto Takahashi (高橋 宏斗, Takahashi Hiroto, born August 9, 2002) is a professional Japanese baseball pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Career

On 26 October 2020, Takahashi was the outright 1st draft pick for the Chunichi Dragons at the 2020 NPB Draft.[1]

On 1 November, Takahashi signed a pre-contract with the Dragons guaranteeing a ¥100,000,000 sign-on bonus and a ¥16,000,000 yearly salary with ¥50,000,000 in incentives.[2]

On July 7, 2022, Takahashi set a club record for fastest pitch thrown by a Japanese pitcher, clocking in at 98.2 miles per hour (158 kilometers per hour).[3]

References

  1. ^ "【ドラフト】中日が中京大中京高・高橋宏斗を１位一本釣り 根尾、石川昂に続き３年連続で地元のスター指名成功". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  2. ^ "竜1位・高橋宏斗、年俸1600万円の満額仮契約！「やっとスタートラインに立てた」宿敵G倒果たし「日本一の投手」に!!：中日スポーツ・東京中日スポーツ". Chunichi Sports (in Japanese). 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  3. ^ https://twitter.com/npb_reddit/status/1545032604121833473?s=46&t=_vzOm6BbnJKPMsTI5QgFhQ

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