Kazuhisa Makita

I have such a soft spot for Kazuhisa Makita, because he's the kind of pitcher who wins with brains instead of brute force. That submarine delivery of his is just delightful to watch—the arm scraping the dirt, the ball seeming to climb up out of the ground at the hitter, all junk and movement and funky angles instead of triple-digit heat. He's the guy who keeps you off balance, nibbles the corners, and somehow has you grounding out before you realize what happened. There's something fitting about a kid from Yaizu, a sleepy fishing town in Shizuoka, growing into this patient, sneaky craftsman. I love that baseball still has room for one-trick artists like him; honestly, weird specialists like Makita are exactly what make the game endlessly fun to watch.

Kazuhisa Makita is a Japanese professional baseball player and coach born on November 10, 1984, in Yaizu, Shizuoka Prefecture. He attended Seisei High School and went on to Heisei International University. Known as an underhand (submarine) pitcher, he is recognised both for his playing career and for work as a baseball instructor.

Name (English)

Kazuhisa Makita

Name (Japanese)

牧田和久

Reading

まきた かずひさ

Born

November 10, 1984 (age 41)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rat

Origin

Yaizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Height

177 cm

Occupation

Baseball player / Baseball coach

High school

Seisei High School

University

Heisei International University

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• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%89%A7%E7%94%B0%E5%92%8C%E4%B9%85
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5251358

Tags

• From Shizuoka Prefecture
• Baseball player
• Baseball coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

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