About[]
Taishi is the smallest town in Osaka Prefecture but has grown three elite Baseball players.
Pro Baseball Players[]
軽井沢 海 (Kai Karuizawa)[]
Kai is the first player from Taishi to join an MLB roster.
He has played from 3 MLB originations and 4 NPB originations:
Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes (1998-2004), Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2005-2007, 2020, 2023-Present), Milwaukie Brewers (2008-2010), Seattle Mariners (2011-2017), Boston Red Sox (2018-2019), Orix Buffaloes (2021-2022), and Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2023).