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My Take
Kaisei Toumatsu is exactly the kind of player I find myself rooting for — a kid from Tokai City, Aichi, who never got his Koshien moment but walked into the 2023 NPB Draft anyway with a 152 km/h fastball and enough conviction to go pro straight out of high school. Orix grabbed him in the third round, which is a real vote of confidence for a teenager who hadn't even splashed on the national tournament stage. There's something quietly compelling about that: no viral highlight reel from Koshien, just scouts who'd seen enough in the details to believe. Born April 2005, which means he's barely 19 as of 2024 and already drawing a professional paycheck — the ceiling is genuinely unknown, and that's the fun part. I'll be watching to see if that left arm turns into something the Buffaloes can build around.
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Overview
Toumatsu Kaisei is a Japanese professional baseball player born on April 29, 2005, in Tokai City, Aichi Prefecture. He attended Kyoei High School in his home prefecture. A left-handed pitcher, he was drafted in the third round by the Orix Buffaloes in 2023 and made his first-team debut in July 2025.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Toumatsu Kaisei
- Name (Japanese)
- 東松快征
- Reading
- とうまつ かいせい
- Born
- April 29, 2005 (age 21)
- Origin
- Aichi Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- Professional baseball player
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Rooster
2. Background
- High school
- Kyoei High School
3. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/kaisei_toumatsu/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%B1%E6%9D%BE%E5%BF%AB%E5%BE%81
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q123405932
4. About this entry
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- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. 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 Toumatsu Kaisei born?
Toumatsu Kaisei was born on April 29, 2005 and is 21 years old.
Where is Toumatsu Kaisei from?
Toumatsu Kaisei is from Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
What does Toumatsu Kaisei do?
Toumatsu Kaisei works as Professional baseball player.
Which high school did Toumatsu Kaisei attend?
Toumatsu Kaisei attended Kyoei High School.
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