[10/13/2018] Takayuki Terauchi to retire

October 13, 2018 at 11:39 pm by Gen

Thirty-five-year-old Takayuki Terauchi will be retiring this year. He was senryokugai’ed by the Yomiuri Giants earlier this month and did not want to think about playing for another team.

Notes

• He visited Giants Stadium on October 12 to thank teammates and staff for their support over the years.
• He was able to do everything he wanted over his twelve-year career, though he regrets missing the opportunity to play at Ichi-gun this year.
• He did not want to think about tryouts or playing for other teams after he turned thirty, so his focus was to do the best he could to extend his career with the Giants for as long as possible.
• He remembers the home runs he hit off Kenta Maeda and Masahiro Tanaka, but more than that, he remembers his twelve-year career and how he never thought he would be able to make it when he first joined the Giants.

Source: Yomiuri 10/12/2018, Sanspo 10/12/2018

[10/13/2017] at home Hero Award for September

October 13, 2017 at 11:11 pm by Gen

The at home Hero Award for September was given to Takayuki Terauchi for a walk-off home run against the Chunichi Dragons on September 5. The Giants won the game 11-8.

The Giants scored three in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game at eight. The game remained tied until the bottom of the 11th. With runners on second and third and one out, Terauchi swung at a 1-2 pitch and drilled it over the fence in left for a walk-off three-run home run. The home run was Terauchi’s first in four years and the first walk-off home run of his career.

Source: at home announcement, box score

Takayuki Terauchi: Did You Know

September 6, 2017 at 12:36 am by Gen

Milestones

September 5, 2017 vs Chunichi at Matsumoto Stadium – Terauchi blasted the first walk-off home run of his career. The home run came off Koji Fukutani in the bottom of the eleventh inning.

Source: Sanspo 9/5/2017

[6/17/2017] Takayuki Terauchi earns international FA option

June 17, 2017 at 9:46 pm by Gen

Takayuki Terauchi earned his international free agent option today with nine years of service time on the active roster.

Source: Nikkan Sports 6/17/2017

[7/3/2016] Takayuki Terauchi earns domestic FA option

July 3, 2016 at 3:28 pm by Gen

Thirty-three-year-old Takayuki Terauchi earned his domestic FA option with eight years of service time on the active roster.

Source: Daily Sports 7/3/2016

[4/20/2016] Takayuki Terauchi as emergency back-up catcher

April 20, 2016 at 1:37 pm by Gen

Yoshinobu Takahashi would like the option of Takayuki Terauchi as an emergency back-up catcher. Terauchi joined catcher practices at Giants Stadium on April 19.

The Giants currently have two catchers on the active roster: Seiji Kobayashi and Ryoji Aikawa. Kobayashi has become the main catcher with Aikawa playing the back-up role. Aikawa has a decent bat and could also be used as a pinch-hitter. Terauchi would give Takahashi a little more insurance if something were to happen to Kobayashi or Aikawa.

Ideally, Shinnosuke Abe would be an option, but he is still working his way back from right shoulder issues.

Source: Daily Sports 4/20/2016, Nikkan Sports 4/20/2016