Takashi Sasagawa (baseball)

Takashi Sasagawa
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 014
Infielder / Catcher / Coach
Born: (1979-11-08) November 8, 1979 (age 45) Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
June 1, 2004, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
Last appearance
July 31, 2005, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
NPB statistics (through 2005 season)
Batting average	.235
Home runs	0
RBI	0
Hits	4
Teams
As player Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (1998–2002) Chinatrust Whales (2003) Fukuoka Daiei Hawks / Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2003–2005) As coach Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2011–2013, 2017–present)

Takashi Sasagawa (笹川 隆, Sasagawa Takashi, born November 8, 1979) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder, catcher, and current the fourth squad infield defense and base running coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).[1]

He previously played for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks and the Chinatrust Whales of the CPBL.[2]

Professional career

Active player era

On November 21, 1997, Sasagawa was drafted 6th overall by the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks in the 1997 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[2]

In 1998-2022 season, he played in the Western League of NPB's second league.[2]

In 2003 season, Sasagawa traded for Chen Wen-bin of the Chinatrust Whales of the CPBL at the deadline. And he played in eight games and batting average .200.[3]

In 2004 season, he returned to the Hawks to make his Pacific League debut.[4]

He was a member of the Hawks for eight seasons, with a total of 23 games played, a .235 batting average, four hits.[4] He retired during the 2005 season.

After retirement

After his retirement, Sasagawa had been a scout for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks since the 2006 season, acquiring players such as Yuya Hasegawa.[5]

He served as the third squad infield and base coach from the 2011 season through 2013.[4]

From the 2014 season through the 2016 season he served as the dormitory manager and farm team assistant staff for the Hawks players' dormitory.[6]

He was again named the third squad infield and base coach for the 2017 season, then the second squad infield defensive base coach for the 2021 season, and the third squad infield defense and base running coach for the 2022 season.[2][7][8]

He serve as the fourth squad infield defense and base running coach beginning with the 2023 season.[1]

References

1. "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks press release 2022/10/21(金) プレスリリース 2023年 コーチングスタッフについて". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). October 21, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
2. "full-count.jp baseball news 若田部健一氏が初の球団コーチ就任 「ホークスに戻れたのはうれしい」" (in Japanese). full-count.jp. October 28, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
3. "Sports vision baseball news 日職與中職的跨國交易：笹川隆換陳文賓" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 運動視界. March 7, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
4. "笹川隆(ささがわたかし) 内野手 右投右打" (in Japanese). Weekly Baseball online. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
5. "Nikkan Gendai baseball news 二宮清純レポート ソフトバンク外野手長谷川勇也玄人を唸らせる「努力の天才」". Nikkan Gendai (in Japanese). August 11, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
6. "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks press release 2013/11/07(木) プレスリリース 寮長兼ファーム・アシスタント就任について". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). November 7, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
7. "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks press release 2020/12/03(木) プレスリリース コーチ担当変更のお知らせ". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). December 3, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
8. "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks press release 2021/11/01(月) プレスリリース 2022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 November 27, 2022.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Career statistics - NPB.jp (in Japanese)
• 013 Takashi Sasagawa PLAYERS2024 - Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site