Takahiro Saeki (佐伯貴弘, born April 18, 1970, in

Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of ...

, Japan) is a former

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infielder. Under former manager Motonobu Tanishige he was a fielding coach for the

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, but with Tanishige's dismissal as manager on 10 August 2016, Saeki was also relieved from his position.

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