Kaname Takino

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

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]

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.