[3] In his 2nd year in high school, he pitched as a reliever in the 2012 Summer Koshien, but his team lost in the 1st round.

[4] The next year, despite declaring his intentions to become a professional baseball player after graduation, none of the teams drafted him, so he entered Asia University in Tokyo instead.

[5] 2018 The coaches made him undergo strength training during spring camp to improve his weak pitching arm as they've seen its potential.

This victory made him the first Hanshin rookie pitcher in 6 decades to win his debut match in Koshien Stadium (since Minoru Murayama won against the Swallows in April 1959).

After Hanshin finished 3rd in the overall rankings, he started 2 games during the post-season Climax Series and helped his team beat the Baystars to reach the final stage.

[17] 2020 Despite seeing less playtime in 2020 as the NPB season was shortened due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Takahashi brought his A-game early on.

[22] His success during this season was partly attributed to forming his batteries with Seishiro Sakamoto instead of the team's mainstay catcher Umeno.

After observing each batter, Sakamoto was able to set a good tempo for his throws and cleverly mixed the fastballs with the breaking pitches to confuse the opponent.