Born: (1992-10-15) October 15, 1992 (age 31) Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
NPB debut
June 14, 2012, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
NPB statistics (through 2023 season)
Batting average
.268
Home runs
19
RBIs
166
Hits
542
Stolen bases
61
Sacrifice bunts
54
Teams
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2011–present)
Career highlights and awards
1× 2014 21U Baseball World Cup Best Nine (2014)
1× 2014 21U Baseball World Cup Best Defensive Player (2014)
3× Japan Series champion (2015, 2019–2020)
1× NPB All-Star (2022)
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing Japan
World Baseball Classic
2023 Miami
Team
21U Baseball World Cup
2014, Taichung, Taiwan
Team
Taisei Makihara (牧原 大成, Makihara Taisei, born October 15, 1992), nicknamed "King JOKER", is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
King JOKER's nickname comes from his utility player playing style, which allows him to play every defensive position except pitcher and catcher, every batting position in the starting lineup, and even as a pinch hitter and pinch runner, making him a trump card for the team.[1]
^"Nishinippon Sports baseball news ソフトバンク牧原大、レギュラーよりしんどい「ジョーカー」のお仕事". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). May 26, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
TaiseiMakihara (牧原 大成, MakiharaTaisei, born October 15, 1992), nicknamed "King JOKER", is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder...
Seiya Suzuki withdrew due to oblique injury on February 28, then added TaiseiMakihara as a replacement member of Suzuki. Manager: 89 Hideki Kuriyama Coaches:...
in the 2010 Nippon Professional Baseball draft with Takuya Kai and TaiseiMakihara. From 2011 to mid-2012, he played in informal matches against the Shikoku...
in the 2010 Nippon Professional Baseball draft with Kodai Senga and TaiseiMakihara. In 2011–2013 season, he played in informal matches against the Shikoku...
and scored four runs in the seventh inning with a two-RBI single by TaiseiMakihara, an RBI single by Yuki Yanagita, and an RBI ground out by Shuhei Fukuda...
Homare High School #4 Kodai Senga Pitcher Gamagori High School #5 TaiseiMakihara Infielder Johoku High School #6 Takuya Kai Catcher Yoshikan High School...
Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved March 9, 2020. "Baseball: Senga, Makihara lead Hawks to brink of 3rd straight Japan Series". The Mainichi. October...
was selected by the Fighters, Ryoji Kuribayashi (Pitcher) by the Carp, Taisei Irie (Pitcher) by the Baystars, and Hiroto Takahashi (Pitcher) by the Dragons...
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