Takahide Ikeda

Takahide Ikeda is the kind of pitcher who quietly earns your respect rather than demanding it — no flashy backstory, no headline drama, just a guy from Soka University who broke in with the Rakuten Eagles and has pitched for the Nippon-Ham Fighters since 2021 through sheer professional stubbornness. I find that kind of quiet professionalism kind of underrated in an era where everyone's building a personal brand. He's not the face of the franchise, but he's the type you want on the mound when things get tight and the crowd noise is doing nobody any favors.

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Takahide Ikeda is a Japanese baseball player born on October 1, 1994. He attended Soka University. He stands 181 cm tall. Further biographical details, including his active period and affiliated club, have not been made public.

Name (English)

Takahide Ikeda

Name (Japanese)

池田隆英

Reading

いけだ たかひで

Born

October 1, 1994 (age 32)

Origin

Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan

Height

181cm

Occupation

Baseball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Dog

University

Soka University

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• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B1%A0%E7%94%B0%E9%9A%86%E8%8B%B1
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30923121

Tags

• Baseball player

Last updated

October 1, 2026

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