Yutaka Takagi

For the Japanese Olympic sailor, see Yutaka Takagi (sailor).

Yutaka Takagi (高木 豊, Yutaka Takagi; born October 22, 1958 in Hōfu, Yamaguchi, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player.

Yutaka Takagi
Infielder / Coach
Born: (1958-10-22) October 22, 1958 (age 66) Hōfu, Yamaguchi, Japan
Batted: Left Threw: Right
NPB debut
April 9, 1981, for the Yokohama Taiyō Whales
Last NPB appearance
July 16, 1994, for the Nippon-Ham Fighters
NPB statistics (through 1994)
Batting average	.297
Home runs	88
Hits	1716
Teams
As player Yokohama Taiyō Whales/Yokohama BayStars (1981–1993) Nippon-Ham Fighters (1994) As coach Yokohama BayStars/Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2001, 2012–2013)
Career highlights and awards
8× NPB All-Star (1983–1986, 1988, 1990–1992) 1× NPB All-Star Game MVP (1985 Game 1) 1× Central League stolen base champion (1984) 3× Best Nine Award (1985, 1990, 1991) 1× Diamond Glove Award (1983)

Family

He has three sons of the football player. His eldest son Toshiyuki is playing in Cerezo Osaka, Yoshiaki are currently playing in Albirex Niigata, and his third son Daisuke is playing in Gamba Osaka.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)