Kaname Takino
| Kaname Takino 滝野要 | |
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| Chunichi Dragons – No. 51 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: July 8, 1996 Matsuzaka, Mie, Japan | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
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Kaname Takino (滝野要, Takino Kaname, born July 8, 1996 in Matsuzaka, Mie, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays outfielder for the Chunichi Dragons.
On 25 October 2018, Takino was selected as the 6th draft pick for the Chunichi Dragons at the 2018 NPB Draft and on 8 November signed a provisional contract with a ¥30,000,000 sign-on bonus and a ¥7,200,000 yearly salary.[1]
Upon being officially unveiled by the Dragons, Kaname commented that he wanted to be a 3-tool player like new team-mate Yohei Oshima.[2]
References[]
- ^ "６位・滝野と仮契約 マクドで培った「スマイル」武器に開幕１軍狙う！" [#6 Takino signs pre-contract; planning to use the smile he polished at McDonalds as a weapon to reach first-team]. Chunichi Sports (in Japanese). 2019-11-08. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
- ^ "【ドラゴンズ新人入団会見】ドラフト６位 滝野要選手 全一問一答と与田剛監督コメント" [Dragons new player conference: #6 Takino's and Manager Yoda's full Q&A]. 東海テレビNEWS (in Japanese). 2019-12-12. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
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