Kotaro Otake

Otake does not throw hard, which in modern baseball is near heresy. He wins on location and timing, letting hitters beat themselves. A developmental contract with SoftBank, then a move to Hanshin, where he became a rotation anchor. Any kid chasing velocity should watch him instead: throwing hard and pitching well are not the same skill.

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Name (English)

Kotaro Otake

Name (Japanese)

大竹耕太郎

Reading

おおたけ こうたろう

Born

June 29, 1995 (age 31)

Origin

Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan

Height

184 cm

Occupation

baseball player / professional baseball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Boar

University

Waseda University

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kotaro%20Otake
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A7%E7%AB%B9%E8%80%95%E5%A4%AA%E9%83%8E
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q45819347

Tags

• Kumamoto Prefecture
• baseball player
• professional baseball player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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