is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher. He was born on April 16, 1988. He is currently playing for the

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of the NPB. On October 10, 2018, he was selected to be part of the

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at the

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, but on November 1, 2018, he canceled his participation. On February 27, 2019, he was selected for

at the 2019 exhibition games against

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Matsunaga, Takahiro 1988 births Living people Baseball people from Kagawa Prefecture Chiba Lotte Marines players Japanese baseball players Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers Japanese baseball coaches Nippon Professional Baseball coaches