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Takuya Yasaki is credited as a baseball player. Born on December 31, 1994, Takuya Yasaki is from Nakano, Tokyo, Japan. That works out to 31 years old in 2026. Education on record includes Keio University. The listed height is 176 cm.
My Take
Takuya Yasaki, born on New Year's Eve in 1994 in Nakano, Tokyo, is a pitcher currently with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows after coming up through the Hiroshima Toyo Carp. He is also known as Takuya Kato, which is the kind of detail that quietly complicates a career. He came out of Keio University, one of the Tokyo Big6 programs that carry real prestige in Japan, and he has kept a place in Nippon Professional Baseball across two organizations. Foreign fans tend to read a trade as a demotion. I read it the other way around: a second club wanted him, and pitchers who move and keep pitching are pitchers someone still believes in. He is not the sort of player who anchors a highlight reel, but bullpens are won by people like this. Whether a team can survive August often comes down to whether it has one more arm it trusts, and that is an unglamorous form of value I have a lot of time for.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Takuya Yasaki
- Name (Japanese)
- 矢崎拓也
- Reading
- やさき たくや
- Born
- December 31, 1994 (age 31)
- Origin
- Nakano, Tokyo, Japan
- Height
- 176 cm
- Occupation
- baseball player
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Dog
2. Background
- University
- Keio University
3. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/captainboshimax/
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takuya%20Yasaki
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%9F%A2%E5%B4%8E%E6%8B%93%E4%B9%9F
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28688875
4. About this entry
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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.
Frequently asked questions
When was Takuya Yasaki born?
Takuya Yasaki was born on December 31, 1994 and is 31 years old.
Where is Takuya Yasaki from?
Takuya Yasaki is from Nakano, Tokyo, Japan.
What does Takuya Yasaki do?
Takuya Yasaki works as baseball player.
How tall is Takuya Yasaki?
Takuya Yasaki is 176 cm tall.
Where did Takuya Yasaki study?
Takuya Yasaki attended Keio University.
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