Kona Takahashi
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Takahashi with the Saitama Seibu Lions | |||||||||||||||
| Saitama Seibu Lions – No. 13 | |||||||||||||||
| Pitcher | |||||||||||||||
| Born: February 3, 1997 Numata, Gunma, Japan | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
| NPB debut | |||||||||||||||
| August 2, 2015, for the Saitama Seibu Lions | |||||||||||||||
| NPB statistics (through 2025 season) | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 73–77 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 3.39 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 870 | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Kona Takahashi (高橋 光成, Takahashi Kōna; born February 3, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Career
Takahashi was a member of the Melbourne Aces of the Australian Baseball League for the 2017–18 season.
Takahashi made 26 appearances for the Saitama Seibu Lions in 2022, compiling a 12–8 record and 2.20 ERA with 128 strikeouts across 175+2⁄3 innings pitched. In 2023, he pitched in 23 games, accumulating a 10–8 record and 2.21 ERA with 120 strikeouts across 155 innings pitched.[1]
Takahashi struggled in 2024, with a 0-11 record and a 3.87 ERA, and spent time in the minor leagues. After bouncing back in 2025, with an ERA under 3 in late August, reports emerged that the Seibu Lions were planning on posting Takahashi for Major League Baseball (MLB) at the season's end.[2] The Lions posted Takahashi, but he did not reach an agreement with an MLB team during the posting window and returned to the Lions.[3]
References
- ^ "NPB Scouting Report: Kona Takahashi". sportsinfosolutions.com. 12 March 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ Polishuk, Mark (August 30, 2025). "NPB's Seibu Lions Likely To Post Kona Takahashi For MLB Teams This Offseason". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
- ^ Castillo, Jorge; Gonzalez, Alden (January 4, 2026). "Posting period expires for Japanese pitcher Kona Takahashi". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- NPB.com