Bo Takahashi

Rodrigo Hitoshi "Bo" Kaimoti Takahashi (born January 23, 1997) is a Brazilian professional baseball pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in the KBO League for the Kia Tigers.

Arizona Diamondbacks
Takahashi signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks as an international free agent in December 2013.

He made his professional debut with the AZL Diamondbacks in 2014, going 3–4 with a 4.39 ERA in 41 innings. He played for the Missoula Osprey in 2015, going 8–1 with a 4.66 ERA in $77 1/3$ innings. He split the 2016 season between the Hillsboro Hops, Kane County Cougars, and Visalia Rawhide, combining to go 6–4 with a 2.81 ERA over $83 1/3$ innings. He split the 2017 season between Kane County and Visalia, combining to go 7–12 with a 5.14 ERA over 126 innings. He was a 2017 California League mid-season All Star. His 2018 season was split between Visalia and the Jackson Generals, combining to go 6–6 with a 4.03 ERA in $120 2/3$ innings. He played for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League following the 2018 season.

The Diamondbacks added him to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season. He opened the 2019 season back with Jackson. On August 18, 2019, the Diamondbacks promoted Takahashi to the major leagues. He was optioned to Jackson on August 20 without appearing in an MLB game in 2019. He finished the 2019 season going 9–7 with a 3.72 ERA and 104 strikeouts over $118 2/3$ innings for Jackson.

On October 27, 2020, Takahashi was outrighted off of the 40-man roster, without having made a major league appearance. He became a free agent on November 2, 2020.

Cincinnati Reds
On December 18, 2020, Takahashi signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds organization. Takahashi appeared in 18 games for the Triple-A Louisville Bats, recording a 4.45 ERA with 89 strikeouts. On August 25, 2021, Takahashi was released by the Reds.

Kia Tigers
On August 28, 2021, Takahashi signed with the Kia Tigers of the KBO League. Takahashi posted a 4.18 ERA in 6 starts for the Tigers.

Saitama Seibu Lions
On December 16, 2021, Takahashi signed with the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball for the 2022 season. Takahashi re-signed on a one-year deal for the 2023 season.

In 2023, Takahashi made 28 appearances out of the bullpen for Seibu, registering a 3.00 ERA with 27 strikeouts across 36.0 innings of work. On November 10, 2023, the Lions re–signed Takahashi to a one–year contract with the intention to utilize him as a starting pitcher.

International career
In 2016, he played for the Brazil national baseball team in the 2017 World Baseball Classic qualification and will compete once again for Brazil at the 2021 World Baseball Classic qualification in Tucson, Arizona.

Personal life
Takahashi is a Brazilian of Japanese descent. He is fluent in the English, Portuguese, and Spanish languages, and can also understand Japanese.