Takahiro Imanami

I've got a soft spot for the guys who never get the spotlight, and Takahiro Imanami reads exactly like one of those. A Fukuoka kid out of Kitakyushu who made it through Meiji University and into pro ball, standing all of 172cm in a sport that loves big bodies, he clearly survived on brains and grit rather than raw power. I picture the classic utility infielder: versatile, heads-up, the kind of glue guy a manager trusts to do the quiet stuff right and keep the bench loud. Honestly, that's the career that moves me more than any superstar arc. There's something deeply likable about a player who carves out a long life in the game on hustle alone, and I'd bet he's still wrapped up in baseball somewhere, which just makes me smile.

Takahiro Imanami is a Japanese professional baseball player born on July 6, 1984, in Kokuraminami Ward, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture. He attended Meiji University before pursuing a career in baseball. Standing at 172 cm, he is known as a hardworking, team-oriented player. He maintains a presence on social media through his account on X (formerly Twitter).

Name (English)

Takahiro Imanami

Name (Japanese)

今浪隆博

Reading

いまなみ たかひろ

Born

July 6, 1984 (age 42)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Rat (Ne)

Origin

Kokuraminami Ward, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Height

172cm

Occupation

Baseball player

University

Meiji University

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://mowa-smc.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/nami4559
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BB%8A%E6%B5%AA%E9%9A%86%E5%8D%9A

Tags

• From Fukuoka Prefecture
• Baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.