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Takashi Tachikawa -LRB- 立川 隆史 , born October 7 , 1975 in Shinjuku , Tokyo , Japan -RRB- is a Japanese former baseball outfielder in Nippon Professional Baseball .. Shinjuku. Shinjuku. Tokyo. Tokyo. Japan. Japan. Nippon Professional Baseball. Nippon Professional Baseball. He played for the Chiba Lotte Marines -LRB- 1996-2004 -RRB- and the Hanshin Tigers -LRB- 2004 -RRB- .. Chiba Lotte Marines. Chiba Lotte Marines. Hanshin Tigers. Hanshin Tigers. Prior to playing professionally , he attended Takudai Koryo High School and before playing in NPB , he played for the Visalia Oaks of the California League in 1995 , hitting .176 in 47 games .. Visalia Oaks. Visalia Oaks. California League. California League. The Oaks were a Single-A affiliate of Major League Baseball 's California Angels .. Major League Baseball. Major League Baseball. California Angels. California Angels. Tachikawa joined the Marines in 1996 , hitting .172 in 29 at-bats .. The following year , he hit .274 -LRB- a career-high -RRB- with a career-high seven home runs , six stolen bases and .401 slugging percentage in 252 at-bats and in 1998 , he hit .216 in 153 ABs , setting a career-high in triples with three .. He hit .136 in 22 at-bats in 1999 and in 2000 , he hit .244 in 160 at-bats .. After hitting .250 in 92 at-bats in 2001 -LRB- with a career-high .361 on-base percentage and .742 OPS -RRB- , Tachikawa hit .238 in 269 ABs in 2002 .. He had the most playing time of his career in 2003 , hitting .240 , setting career highs in RBI -LRB- 31 -RRB- , total bases -LRB- 111 -RRB- , games played -LRB- 94 -RRB- , at-bats -LRB- 292 -RRB- , plate appearances -LRB- 332 -RRB- , runs -LRB- 34 -RRB- , hits -LRB- 70 -RRB- , doubles -LRB- 14 -RRB- , walks -LRB- 29 -RRB- and strikeouts -LRB- 72 -RRB- .. He tied previously-set career highs in home runs and triples .. He began 2004 , with the Marines , but hit only .094 in 32 at-bats .. The Marines cut ties with him and he finished out the year with Hanshin , hitting .171 in 35 ABs there .. In total , he hit .136 in 67 at-bats his final campaign .. Overall , Tachikawa hit .236 with 28 home runs , 117 RBI and 315 hits in 530 games over nine seasons .