Takehiko Tsuji

I'll be honest, Takehiko Tsuji isn't a household name plastered on billboards, and that's exactly why I find myself rooting for him. A kid out of Fushimi in Kyoto, that quiet old sake-brewing district with its clean water and slow streets, who decided baseball was the road he wanted, born in the heat of late July 1989. There's something I love about the unglamorous side of this sport, the guys who run their sprints alone, who face the ball over and over in silence long after the cameras leave. At 183cm he's got the frame to plant himself on a field and just be there, steady. I don't need a wall of records to respect someone; I respect the sweat that piles up quietly. That mix of Kyoto calm and a fire that only shows when it counts, that's the good stuff, and I hope he keeps walking his own path at his own pace.

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Takehiko Tsuji is a Japanese sports scientist, baseball coach and former professional pitcher born on July 27, 1989, in Fushimi Ward, Kyoto Prefecture. Standing 183 cm tall, he was the Chunichi Dragons' fourth-round pick in the 2011 draft, retired after the 2014 season, and now coaches pitchers at his alma mater, Nippon Sport Science University, where he is an assistant professor.

Name (English)

Takehiko Tsuji

Name (Japanese)

辻孟彦

Reading

つじ たけひこ

Born

July 27, 1989 (age 37)

Origin

Fushimi Ward, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Height

183cm

Occupation

Baseball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Snake

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%BE%BB%E5%AD%9F%E5%BD%A6
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11638187

Tags

• From Kyoto Prefecture
• Baseball player

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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