Bo Takahashi

Rodrigo Hitoshi "Bo" Takahashi (born January 23, 1997) is a Brazilian professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Bo Takahashi
Arizona Diamondbacks – No. 52
Pitcher
Born: (1997-01-23) January 23, 1997
Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Brazil
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Career

Takahashi signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks as an international free agent in December 2013.[1]

He made his professional debut with the AZL Diamondbacks in 2014, going 3–4 with a 4.39 ERA in 41 innings. He played for the Missoula Osprey in 2015, going 8–1 with a 4.66 ERA in ​77 1⁄3 innings. He split the 2016 season between the Hillsboro Hops, Kane County Cougars, and Visalia Rawhide, combining to go 6–4 with a 2.81 ERA over ​83 1⁄3 innings. He split the 2017 season between Kane County and Visalia, combining to go 7–12 with a 5.14 ERA over 126 innings. He was a 2017 California League mid-season All Star.[2] His 2018 season was split between Visalia and the Jackson Generals, combining to go 6–6 with a 4.03 ERA in ​120 2⁄3 innings. He played for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League following the 2018 season.[3]

The Diamondbacks added him to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season.[4] He opened the 2019 season back with Jackson.[5] On August 18, 2019, the Diamondbacks promoted Takahashi to the major leagues.[6] He was optioned to Jackson on August 20 without appearing in an MLB game in 2019.[7] He finished the 2019 season going 9–7 with a 3.72 ERA and 104 strikeouts over ​118 2⁄3 innings for Jackson.

He played for the Brazil National Baseball Team in the 2016 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers and will compete once again for Brazil at the 2020 World Baseball Classic Qualifier in Tucson, Arizona.

Personal life

Takahashi is a Brazilian of Japanese descent.[8] He is fluent in the English, Portuguese, and Spanish languages, and can also understand Japanese.[9]

References
  1. Vongni Yang (April 15, 2018). "Visalia Rawhide pitcher Bo Takahashi knows baseball". Visalia Times-Delta. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  3. Jim Callis (May 24, 2018). "D-backs Bo Takahashi sharp in Fall League". MLB.com. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  4. "D-backs add Clarke, Cron, Payamps, Takahashi & Vargas to 40-man roster". MLB.com. November 20, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  5. RotoWire Staff (March 12, 2019). "Diamondbacks' Bo Takahashi: Sent to Double-A". CBSSports.com. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  6. RotoWire Staff (August 18, 2019). "Diamondbacks' Bo Takahashi: Recalled from Double-A". CBSSports.com. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  7. Arizona Sports (August 20, 2019). "D-backs recall INF Ildemaro Vargas, option RHP Bo Takahashi to Double-A". Arizona Sports 98.7 FM. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  8. Alex Simon (January 3, 2019). "Journey of D-backs' Takahashi shows value of being multilingual". Arizona Sports 98.7 FM. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  9. Jose Romero (December 4, 2018). "Brazil's next hope: Bo Takahashi ready for the call". lavidabaseball.com. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
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