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Taisei Makihara was born on 15 October, 1992 in Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan, is a Japanese baseball player. Discover Taisei Makihara's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 31 years old?

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Age 31 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 15 October 1992
Birthday 15 October
Birthplace Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
Nationality Japan

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Taisei Makihara Height, Weight & Measurements

At 31 years old, Taisei Makihara height is 5′ 7″ and Weight 143 lbs.

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Height 5′ 7″
Weight 143 lbs
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.

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Taisei Makihara Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Taisei Makihara worth at the age of 31 years old? Taisei Makihara’s income source is mostly from being a successful player. He is from Japan. We have estimated Taisei Makihara's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Taisei Makihara (牧原 大成), nicknamed "King Joker", is a professional Japanese baseball player.

He plays infielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.

King Joker's nickname comes from his utility player playing style, which allows him to play every defensive position except pitcher and catcher, every batting position in the starting lineup, and even as a pinch hitter and pinch runner, making him a trump card for the team.

2010

On October 28, 2010, Makihara was drafted by the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks as a developmental player in the 2010 Nippon Professional Baseball draft with Kodai Senga and Takuya Kai.

2011

From 2011 to mid-2012 season, he played in informal matches against Shikoku Island League Plus's teams and amateur baseball teams, and played in the Western League of NPB's minor leagues.

2012

On June 11, 2012, Makihara signed a 4.4 million yen re-contract with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks as a registered player under control

. On June 14, he debuted in the Interleague play (NPB) against the Chunichi Dragons as a Pinch runner.

In 2012 season, he played as a pinch runner in 5 games.

And In the Western League, he was chosen as Mizuno Corporation Monthly MVP with recorded a monthly Batting average of .347 and a 3 Stolen bases in June.

2013

In 2013 season, although he played only 6 games, he recorded the most Stolen bases in the Western League and was honored at the Japan Professional Baseball Convention 2013 on November 26.

2014

On July 22, 2014, Makihara recorded his first hit.

In 2014 season, although he played only 11 games, he recorded 120 hits in the new Western League record.

And on November 26, he was honored with the Western League Batting Champions (batting average of .375) and Western League Excellent Player Award in the NPB AWARDS 2014.

2015

In 2015 season, Makihara finished the regular season in 43 games with a batting average of .159, a 2 Stolen base, and a RBI of 4.

And he was selected as the Japan Series roster in the 2015 Japan Series.

2016

In 2016 season, Makihara finished the regular season in 41 games with a batting average of .244, a 4 Stolen base, and a RBI of 6.

2017

On December 14, it was announced that he will change his uniform number from 69 to 36 beginning with the 2017 season.

Makihara could only play 10 games in the 2017 season due to his right shoulder injury in late June.

2018

On July 16, 2018, Makihara recorded his first home run.

In 2018 season, he became a starting member, played 59 games and had a batting average of .317, 3 home runs, 9 Stolen base, and RBI of 26, but injured his right foot on September 27.

And he was unable to participate in the 2018 Japan Series.

2019

In the 2019 season, Makihara finished the regular season in 114 games with a batting average of .242, a 3 home runs, 9 Stolen base, and a RBI of 27.

In the 2019 Pacific League Climax Series against the Saitama Seibu Lions on October 11, he hit a two-run home run and supported starter pitcher Senga.

In the 2019 Japan Series against the Yomiuri Giants, he contributed to Hawks' third consecutive Japan Series Champion with offense and defensive, such as recording two consecutive plate appearance hits.

2020

In 2020 season, Makihara finished the regular season in 77 games with a batting average of .241, a one home runs, and a RBI of 8, and a 6 stolen bases.

In the 2020 Pacific League Climax Series against the Chiba Lotte Marines, he set a rare record of a double before the Shortstop.

In the 2020 Japan Series against the Yomiuri Giants, Makihara participated in all games and contributed to the team's fourth consecutive Japan Series champion.

In 2021 season, Makihara had a .441 batting average from May 1 to May 23, but was removed from the first team registration on June 4 with a strained left thigh area.

He was reregistered and returned to the team on June 28, but on July 1 he was diagnosed with a muscle injury to his left biceps femoris muscle and was removed from the first team registration again.

When he returned again on August 24, he recorded hits in eight consecutive games from that game.

He was limited to 98 games due to injury, but was a utility player, playing 20 games at second base, 15 games at third base, 30 games at shortstop, and 55 games in the outfield at his position for the team.

In 2022 season, Makihara had a strong start to the season through July 3, a batting average .302 with 4 home runs and 24 RBI in 63 games as a utility player.

On May 24, in the interleague play against the Yokohama DeNA BayStars, he scored a run on a hit to left off Hiromu Ise, who had gone 21 consecutive games without allowing a run since the start of the season.

On July 27, Makihara scored a hit at the My-navi All-Star Game 2022, an all-sue game selected in the 12th year of his career.

On August 2 against the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, he recorded his sixth homer, his highest of the season.

However, on August 20 he was suspected to be positive for COVID-19 and was removed from the first team registration by the regulations.

On September 6, he returned and left his name in the starting lineup against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.

On September 12 against the Saitama Seibu Lions, he achieved his career high of 100 hits in a season.

He finished the regular season with career highs of 120 games played, a .301 batting average, six home runs, 123 hits, and 42 runs batted in.

His batting average was third in the league, but he was two at bats short of the qualifying number of at bats.