After his 13th season with the Buffaloes in 2004, the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes ceased to exist due to the 2004 Nippon Professional Baseball realignment, and he was transferred to the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in the distribution draft.[1]
He only pitched in one game during the 2005 season before retiring at the end of the season.[1]
In his 14-season career, Takamura pitched in 287 games, posting a 83-102 win–loss record, 9 saves, and a 4.31 ERA.
After retirementedit
After his retirement, Takamura became the second squad pitching development coach for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in the 2007 season, and was named second squad pitching coach in the 2009 season.[3]
He also served as the second squad pitching development coach again beginning with the 2012 season and as the first squad pitching coach for the 2015 season.[3]
He was named second squad pitching coach for the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks for the 2016 season.[3]
He is also the first squad pitching coach from the 2017 season through the 2021 season and second squad pitching coach beginning in the 2022 season.[4][5]
On October 24, 2023, it was reported that Takamura will leave the Hawks after the 2023 season.[6]
Referencesedit
^ abcde""Weekly Baseball online player data 高村祐(たかむらひろし) 投手 右投右打" (in Japanese). Weekly Baseball online. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
^"Nikkansports Sports baseball deta 記録 新人王（パ・リーグ）". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved December 3, 2022.
^ abc"Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks press release 2015/11/09(月) プレスリリース 新入団コーチのお知らせ". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). November 9, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
^"Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks press release 2016/12/21(水) プレスリリース 2017年 コーチングスタッフについて". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
^"Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks press release 2021/11/01(月) プレスリリース 2021年 コーチングスタッフについて". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). November 1, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
^"Nikkansports Sports baseball news 【ソフトバンク】高村祐２軍投手コーチが今季限りで退団 16年入閣、１軍投手コーチなど務める". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). October 24, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
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hiroshi, takamura, 髙村, born, september, 1969, japanese, former, nippon, professional, baseball, pitcher, pitching, coach, takamura, with, tohoku, rakuten, golden, eaglespitcher, coachborn, 1969, september, 1969, utsunomiya, tochigi, japanbatted, rightthrew, ri. Hiroshi Takamura 髙村 祐 born September 2 1969 is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher pitching coach Hiroshi TakamuraTakamura with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesPitcher CoachBorn 1969 09 02 September 2 1969 age 54 Utsunomiya Tochigi JapanBatted RightThrew RightNPB debutApril 8 1992 for the Kintetsu BuffaloesLast NPB appearanceJuly 6 2005 for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesNPB statistics through 2005 Win loss record83 102Saves9ERA4 31Strikeouts1094TeamsAs player Kintetsu Buffaloes Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes 1992 2004 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 2005 As coach Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 2007 2015 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 2016 2023 Career highlights and awards2 NPB All Star 1996 1998 1992 Pacific League Rookie of the YearLast updated on 5 December 2023He previously played for the Kintetsu Buffaloes the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 1 Contents 1 Professional career 1 1 Active player era 1 2 After retirement 2 References 3 External linksProfessional career editActive player era edit On November 22 1991 Takamura was drafted first round pick by the Kintetsu Buffaloes in the 1991 Nippon Professional Baseball draft 1 He debuted in the Pacific League in his rookie year the 1992 season and won the 1992 Pacific League Rookie of the Year Award with 13 wins beating out Kenichi Wakatabe 1 2 After his 13th season with the Buffaloes in 2004 the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes ceased to exist due to the 2004 Nippon Professional Baseball realignment and he was transferred to the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in the distribution draft 1 He only pitched in one game during the 2005 season before retiring at the end of the season 1 In his 14 season career Takamura pitched in 287 games posting a 83 102 win loss record 9 saves and a 4 31 ERA After retirement edit After his retirement Takamura became the second squad pitching development coach for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in the 2007 season and was named second squad pitching coach in the 2009 season 3 He also served as the second squad pitching development coach again beginning with the 2012 season and as the first squad pitching coach for the 2015 season 3 He was named second squad pitching coach for the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks for the 2016 season 3 He is also the first squad pitching coach from the 2017 season through the 2021 season and second squad pitching coach beginning in the 2022 season 4 5 On October 24 2023 it was reported that Takamura will leave the Hawks after the 2023 season 6 References edit a b c d e Weekly Baseball online player data 高村祐 たかむらひろし 投手 右投右打 in Japanese Weekly Baseball online Retrieved December 3 2022 Nikkansports Sports baseball deta 記録 新人王 パ リーグ Nikkan Sports in Japanese Retrieved December 3 2022 a b c Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks press release 2015 11 09 月 プレスリリース 新入団コーチのお知らせ Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site in Japanese November 9 2015 Retrieved December 3 2022 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks press release 2016 12 21 水 プレスリリース 2017年 コーチングスタッフについて Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site in Japanese December 21 2016 Retrieved December 3 2022 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks press release 2021 11 01 月 プレスリリース 2021年 コーチングスタッフについて Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site in Japanese November 1 2021 Retrieved December 3 2022 Nikkansports Sports baseball news ソフトバンク 高村祐２軍投手コーチが今季限りで退団 16年入閣 １軍投手コーチなど務める Nikkan Sports in Japanese October 24 2023 Retrieved December 5 2023 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hiroshi Takamura Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference Minors Career statistics NPB jp in Japanese nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to a Japanese baseball pitcher is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hiroshi Takamura amp oldid 1188492722, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
