My Take
There's something both exciting and bittersweet about Hosei Takada's story. Getting drafted fifth overall by the Yomiuri Giants out of Soshi Gakuen High School in 2016 — that's a massive vote of confidence before you've even thrown a single professional pitch. And in 2018 he absolutely lit up the Eastern League, leading in wins, ERA, and win percentage all at once, touching 154 km/h with a delivery modeled after the legendary Daisuke Matsuzaka. The guy even got hands-on instruction from Matsuzaka himself in 2022, which is the kind of mentorship most pitching prospects can only dream about. But the jump to NPB starter-level consistency proved brutally hard, and after stints with both the Giants and Rakuten he ended up outside the top leagues entirely. Still, a kid from tiny Niimi, Okayama who maxed out at 157 km/h and carried the "Matsuzaka heir" label — that career arc deserves more than a footnote.
Overview
Hosei Takada is a Japanese professional baseball player born on July 4, 1998, in Niimi City, Okayama Prefecture. He attended Soshi Gakuen High School, a school known for its competitive baseball program. He stands 178 cm tall. Further career and personal details remain private or are not publicly confirmed.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Hosei Takada
- Name (Japanese)
- 髙田萌生
- Reading
- たかた ほうせい
- Born
- July 4, 1998 (age 27)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Tiger
- Origin
- Niimi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 178 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Active years
- Unknown
- Occupation
- Baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Soshi Gakuen High School
- University
- Private
- Debut
- Unknown
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.