Takero Okajima

Takero Okajima was born September 7, 1989, in Chiyoda, Gunma, went through Kanto Gakuen University High School and Hakuoh University, and has spent his professional career as a catcher with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. At 176 cm he is not physically imposing by the standards of the position, which makes his longevity more interesting to me, not less. Catching is the least fairly compensated job in baseball, reputationally speaking. When the pitcher shuts a lineup down, the pitcher is brilliant. When the lineup gets to him, the pitch selection was wrong. Almost none of the work shows up in a box score. Add to that the college route: a university draftee arrives already four years behind his high-school-drafted peers in professional development time, with less runway to prove himself. Building a long career from that starting position takes durability and a fairly stubborn temperament. Okajima is not a highlight-reel name. Teams do not function without him.

Name (English)

Takero Okajima

Name (Japanese)

岡島豪郎

Reading

おかじま たけろう

Born

September 7, 1989 (age 36)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Snake

Origin

Chiyoda, Gunma Prefecture, Japan

Height

176 cm

Occupation

baseball player

University

Hakuoh University

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takero%20Okajima
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B2%A1%E5%B3%B6%E8%B1%AA%E9%83%8E
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11472793

Tags

• Gunma Prefecture
• baseball player

Last updated

2026-08-07

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