Takayuki Shimizu (Japanese:清水隆行, born October 23, 1973, in

Tokyo, Japan Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

) is a former professional

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for

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. He was the Number 3 draft pick by the Yomiuri Giants in and played for them until 2008. He is currently a Giants coach.

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