Takashi Ogasawara

Takashi Ogasawara (小笠原 孝, born November 29, 1976) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher, and current the second squad pitching coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

He previously played for the Chunichi Dragons.

Active player era
On November 20, 1993, Ogasawara was drafted third round pick by the Chunichi Dragons in the 1998 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.

In the 2008 season, he participated the All-Star Game for the first time in Mazda All-Star Game 2008.

On October 5, 2012, Ogasawara announced his retirement.

Ogasawara pitched in 191 games in 14 seasons overall, compiling with a 31-40 win–loss record, a 3 Holds, and a 4.20 ERA.

After retirement
Ogasawara had been the pitching coach of the Chunichi Dragon since the 2013 season.

On December 1, 2023, Ogasawara served as the second squad pitching coach of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.