Takahiro Mahara
| Takahiro Mahara | ||||||||||||||||||
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 Mahara with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pitcher | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born: December 8, 1981 Kumamoto, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | ||||||||||||||||||
| NPB debut | ||||||||||||||||||
| March 30, 2004, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | ||||||||||||||||||
| Last NPB appearance | ||||||||||||||||||
| May 1, 2015, for the Orix Buffaloes | ||||||||||||||||||
| NPB statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 23-31 | |||||||||||||||||
| Earned Run Average | 2.83 | |||||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 455 | |||||||||||||||||
| Saves | 182 | |||||||||||||||||
| Teams | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||||||||
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Takahiro Mahara (馬原 孝浩, Mahara Takahiro, born December 8, 1981 in Kumamoto, Kumamoto) is a Japanese former professional baseball right-handed pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks/Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Playing career
[edit]Mahara played in the 2006 World Baseball Classic. Originally a starter, Mahara was converted to a closer partway through 2005 season and has been an efficient closer since then.
His best season was in 2007, when Mahara broke the team record for saves by recording 38 and also recording a 1.47 ERA. The previous record-holder was Rodney Pedraza, who had 35 saves in 2000. Mahara did not blow a save until late in the season, when Orix Buffaloes slugger Tuffy Rhodes cracked a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 9th at Skymark Stadium.
With the exception of the 2008 season when he missed half the season due to injury, Mahara has recorded at least 22 saves each year since 2005.
In 2011, he was in a slump and become losing pitcher in two games in Nippon Series. In 2012, he was injured and he didn't play any games. He was traded to Orix Buffaloes in the off season.
Coaching career
[edit]On October 8, 2024, Mahara was announced as the new general manager of the Hinokuni Salamanders of the independent Kyushu Asia League.[1]
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- NPB.com
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- 1981 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Kumamoto
- Japanese baseball players
- Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers
- Fukuoka Daiei Hawks players
- Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks players
- Orix Buffaloes players
- 2006 World Baseball Classic players
- 2009 World Baseball Classic players
- World Baseball Classic players of Japan
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