Masaki Takashio

Masaki Takashio (高塩 将樹)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 181 lb.

• School Kanagawa University
• High School Fujisawa Shoryo High School

• Born March 24, 1989 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Japan

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Biographical Information

Masaki Takashio played in the CPBL.

Takashio pitched for the Toyama GRN Thunderbirds of the Baseball Challenge League from 2012 to 2014, and he also had a 5.15 ERA in 9 games for the Brisbane Bandits in the 2014-2015 Australian Baseball League. He then went to the Fukushima RedHopes from 2015 to 2016, and he pitched for amateur teams in Taiwan from 2017 to 2023. The Uni-President Lions picked him in the sixth round of the 2024 CPBL Draft, and he became the first foreign player to be selected in a CPBL draft. Takashio debuted against Wei Chuan Dragons on July 28, 2024, and he pitched a shutout inning.

Takashio's repertoire includes a fastball (peak 94.4 mph), slider, changeup, forkball and forkball.

Sources

• CPBL Player Page
• Taiwan Baseball Wiki