Wataru Takamatsu

Wataru Takamatsu (高松渡) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Chunichi Dragons.

Chunichi Dragons
On October 20, 2017, Takamatsu was selected as the 3rd draft pick for the Chunichi Dragons at the 2017 NPB Draft and on November 15, signed a provisional contract with a ¥50,000,000 sign-on bonus and a ¥6,000,000 yearly salary.

Saitama Seibu Lions
On July 18, 2023, Takamatsu was traded to the Saitama Seibu Lions in exchange for Seiji Kawagoe.

Personal life
Takamatsu is said to see Hanshin Tigers outfielder Yoshio Itoi as his benchmark for success.