Ryūshin Takeuchi

Ryūshin Takeuchi
竹内龍臣
Pitcher
Born: (2001-12-11) December 11, 2001 (age 23)
Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Teams

Ryūshin Takeuchi (竹内龍臣, Takeuchi Ryūshin, born December 11, 2001 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Career

On October 17, 2019, Takeuchi was selected as the 6th draft pick for the Chunichi Dragons at the 2019 NPB draft [jp][1] and on 5 November signed a provisional contract with a ¥25,000,000 sign-on bonus and a ¥5,500,000 yearly salary.[2]

On November 26, 2020, Takeuchi re-signed with Dragons.[3] On 8 October 2024, it was announced he had been released by the team.[4]

References

  1. ^ "中日６位竹内「ほっと」無名の札幌創成から初のプロ - プロ野球 : 日刊スポーツ" [Chunichi #6 pick, Takeuchi "relieved" No-name Sapporo Sosei High school's first pro]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 2020-10-17. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  2. ^ "竜６位竹内仮契約、大志を抱け！夢はでっかいどう 「いつかはメジャー行きたい」:ドラニュース:中日スポーツ(CHUNICHI Web)" [Chunichi #6 Takeuchi signs pre-contract, lets fly on big dream "I want to play in the majors some day"]. Chunichi Sports (in Japanese). 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  3. ^ "来季の契約について". 中日ドラゴンズ オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). November 26, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  4. ^ "３年連続最下位の中日 中島宏之ら５選手に戦力外通告 ４２歳中島は現役続行希望「野球が好きですしまだまだ頑張りたい」 ビシエドの退団も発表（デイリースポーツ）" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-10-12.


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