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My Take
Honestly, there's something quietly compelling about a guy from Chikugo in Fukuoka who makes it to professional baseball — that part of Kyushu just breeds a certain kind of stubbornness, the kind that shows up early to the field and stays late without making a big deal of it. He came up through Jiyugaoka High School, went to Orix as a fourth-round pick, was traded to Chunichi, and now keeps playing in the corporate league: this is a guy whose whole personality is probably on the field, not on social media. No flashy narrative, no manufactured persona. Just a ballplayer from a working region of Japan doing the work, and in a sport where careers are built on ten thousand invisible reps, that kind of quiet commitment is genuinely underrated.
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Overview
Kengo Takeda is a Japanese former professional baseball player born on April 18, 1994, in Chikugo, Fukuoka Prefecture, who now plays corporate-league baseball for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries East. He attended Jiyugaoka High School before pursuing a career in baseball. Standing 183 cm tall, he was drafted by the Orix Buffaloes in 2012 and traded to the Chunichi Dragons in 2019.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kengo Takeda
- Name (Japanese)
- 武田健吾
- Reading
- たけだ けんご
- Born
- April 18, 1994 (age 32)
- Origin
- Chikugo, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 183 cm
- Occupation
- Baseball player
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Dog
2. Background
- High school
- Jiyugaoka High School
3. Links
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 Kengo Takeda born?
Kengo Takeda was born on April 18, 1994 and is 32 years old.
Where is Kengo Takeda from?
Kengo Takeda is from Chikugo, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
What does Kengo Takeda do?
Kengo Takeda works as Baseball player.
How tall is Kengo Takeda?
Kengo Takeda is 183 cm tall.
Which high school did Kengo Takeda attend?
Kengo Takeda attended Jiyugaoka High School.
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