Kotaro Otake (大竹 耕太郎, Ōtake Kōtarō, born June 29, 1995) is a Japanese Professional baseball pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

[2] On July 29, 2018, he signed a 6 million yen contract with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks as a registered player under control.

[3] On August 1, Otake debuted against the Saitama Seibu Lions and won the game for the first time.

[5] In 2020 season, Otake delayed his first pitch in the Pacific League to August 13 due to rehabilitation of his left elbow injury.

On December 9, 2022, Otake was nominated and transferred from the Hanshin Tigers in the active player draft held from the 2022 season.