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My Take
I've got a soft spot for guys like Daisuke Naoe. Born in 2000 up in Nagano City, he came through Matsushogakuen, one of those old-school powerhouse baseball schools where you can practically picture him gripping a ball in the snow, breath fogging up, just grinding. There's something about a kid from a regional town clawing his way into pro ball that gets me every time. I won't pretend to know his stat line cold, and honestly the spotlight-stealing superstars never hooked me the way the steady, quiet-grinder types do. Pro careers swing wildly, so who knows where this goes, but I'm quietly rooting for the Nagano kid to keep climbing. Give me the workhorse over the flashy phenom any day, and I'll be watching to see how far he runs with it.
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Overview
Daisuke Naoe is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher born on June 20, 2000, in Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture. He attended Matsusho Gakuen High School, a well-known baseball powerhouse in Nagano. He is a Gemini by zodiac sign and was born in the Year of the Dragon. The Yomiuri Giants' third-round pick in the 2018 draft, he debuted in August 2020, later moved to a developmental contract, and after retiring became a coach at the Giants Academy.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Daisuke Naoe
- Name (Japanese)
- 直江大輔
- Reading
- なおえ だいすけ
- Born
- June 20, 2000 (age 26)
- Origin
- Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- Professional baseball player
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Dragon
2. Background
- High school
- Shosho Gakuen High School
3. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/naoe.54/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%9B%B4%E6%B1%9F%E5%A4%A7%E8%BC%94
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64783921
4. About this entry
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- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Daisuke Naoe born?
Daisuke Naoe was born on June 20, 2000 and is 26 years old.
Where is Daisuke Naoe from?
Daisuke Naoe is from Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
What does Daisuke Naoe do?
Daisuke Naoe works as Professional baseball player.
Which high school did Daisuke Naoe attend?
Daisuke Naoe attended Shosho Gakuen High School.
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