Taisei Makihara

Taisei Makihara (牧原 大成, Makihara Taisei, born October 15, 1992 in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.

Taisei Makihara
Makihara with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 36
Infielder
Born: (1992-10-15) October 15, 1992
Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
Bats: Left Throws: Right
NPB debut
June 14, 2012, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
NPB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Batting average.257
Home runs6
RBI63
Hits209
Stolen base25
Sacrifice bunt27
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • 1× Western League Monthly MVP (June, 2012)
  • 1× Western League Stolen bases Leader Award (2013)
  • 1× Western League Batting Champions (2014)
  • 1× Western League Western League Excellent Player Award (2014)
  • 1× 2014 21U Baseball World Cup Best Nine (2014)
  • 1× 2014 21U Baseball World Cup Best Defensive Player (2014)
  • 2× Japan Series Champion (2015, 2019)
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Japan
21U Baseball World Cup
2014, Taichung, Taiwan Team

Professional career

On October 28, 2010, Makihara was drafted by the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks as a developmental squad player(ja:育成選手制度 (日本プロ野球)) in the 2010 Nippon Professional Baseball draft with Kodai Senga and Takuya Kai.[1][2][3]

From 2011 to mid-2012 season, he played in informal matches against Shikoku Island League Plus's teams and amateur baseball teams, and played in the Western League of NPB's minor leagues.

On June 11, 2012, Makihara signed a 4.4 million yen contract with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks as a registered player under management. (ja:支配下選手登録)[4] On June 14, he debuted in the Interleague play (NPB) against the Chunichi Dragons as a Pinch runner.[5] In 2012 season, he played as a pinch runner in 5 games. And In the Western League, he was chosen as Mizuno Corporation Monthly MVP with recorded a monthly Batting average of .347 and a 3 Stolen bases in June.[6]

In 2013 season, although he played only 6 games, he recorded the most Stolen bases in the Western League and was honored at the Japan Professional Baseball Convention 2013 on November 26.[7]

On July 22, 2014, Makihara recorded his first hit.[8] In 2014 season, although he played only 11 games, he recorded 120 hits in the new Western League record.[9] And on November 26, he was honored with the Western League Batting Champions (batting average of .375) and Western League Excellent Player Award in the NPB AWARDS 2014.[10]

In 2015 season, Makihara finished the regular season in 43 games with a batting average of .159, a 2 Stolen base, and a RBI of 4. And he was selected as the Japan Series roster in the 2015 Japan Series.[11]

In 2016 season, Makihara finished the regular season in 41 games with a batting average of .244, a 4 Stolen base, and a RBI of 6.

Makihara could only play 10 games in the 2017 season due to his right shoulder injury in late June.[12]

On July 16, 2018, Makihara recorded his first home run.[13] In 2018 season, he became a starting member, played 59 games and had a batting average of .317, 3 home runs, 9 Stolen base, and RBI of 26, but injured his right foot on September 27. And he was unable to participate in the 2018 Japan Series.[14]

In the 2019 season, Makihara finished the regular season in 114 games with a batting average of .242, a 3 home runs, 9 Stolen base, and a RBI of 27.

In the 2019 Pacific League Climax Series with the Saitama Seibu Lions on October 11, he hit a two-run home run and supported starter pitcher Senga.[15] In the 2019 Japan Series, he contributed to Hawks' third consecutive Japan Series Champion with offense and defensive, such as recording two consecutive plate appearance hits.[16]

International career

On October 21, 2014, Makihara was selected as the Japan national baseball team in the 2014 21U Baseball World Cup.[17] And on November 16, he was honored with the best nine and Best Defensive Player Award at the 2014 21U Baseball World Cup.[18]

References
  1. "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) 由規弟ら各球団育成選手一覧／ドラフト". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). October 28, 2010. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  2. ja:2010年度新人選手選択会議 (日本プロ野球)
  3. In the NPB, in addition to the 70 registered players under management (roster of players) , each team can have developmental squad players for the purpose of improving their baseball skills and training manners. They aim to be promoted to registered players under management within the 3 year contract period (Non-tender FA players and contract expired players renew their contract every year).
  4. "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) 【ソフトＢ】育成牧原、念願の支配下登録". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). June 11, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  5. "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) 【ソフトＢ】牧原初出場　一塁から生還！". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). June 15, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  6. "Fukuoka Softbank Hawks news (Japanese) 2年目の牧原選手がファーム月間MVPを受賞！". Fukuoka Softbank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). July 13, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  7. "Nippon Professional Baseball (Japanese) 2013プロ野球コンベンション". NPB.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  8. "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトB希望の光　４年目牧原プロ初安打". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). July 23, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  9. "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトＢ牧原、２軍新120安打を記録". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). October 1, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  10. "Nippon Professional Baseball (Japanese)NPB AWARDS 2014 supported by リポビタンD". NPB.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  11. "Nippon Professional Baseball (Japanese) SMBC日本シリーズ2015 出場資格者 福岡ソフトバンクホークス". NPB.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  12. "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク牧原、来季へ準備「ゼロからの再出発」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). October 7, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  13. "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ネットで死亡説も鷹の牧原は"どんなときも"不死鳥". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). July 23, 2018. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  14. "Sankei Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク・牧原が負傷　「右前距腓靭帯（ぜんきょひじんたい）損傷」". Sankei Sports (in Japanese). September 27, 2018. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  15. "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク牧原プロ初の４打点、同期千賀を援護". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). October 11, 2019. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  16. "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク牧原が２打席連続安打　攻守で躍動". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). October 19, 2019. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  17. "Japan national baseball team news (Japanese) 21U 選手一覧". Japan national baseball team Official site (in Japanese). October 21, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  18. "Japan national baseball team news (Japanese)2014年 第1回 IBAF 21Uワールドカップ 試合・大会詳細". Japan national baseball team Official site (in Japanese). Retrieved November 1, 2019.
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