Takahiro Norimoto

Takahiro Norimoto (則本 昂大, Norimoto Takahiro, born December 17, 1990) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

In 2013, Norimoto's rookie season, he pitched to a 15-8 win–loss record and a 3.34 earned run average.

Despite these achievements, Norimoto finished the season with a 10–11 record, his first losing campaign in his three years.

In 2024, Norimoto was named Rakuten's primary closer following Yuki Matsui's departure to Major League Baseball (MLB).

[4] The MLB lineup featured six All-Stars but collected just four base runners, losing 4–0.