title: Taisuke Yamaoka
text: # Taisuke Yamaoka
  
  Taisuke Yamaoka (山岡 泰輔, Yamaoka Taisuke, born September 22, 1995) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Orix Buffaloes of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
  
  ## International career
  
  Yamaoka represented the Japan national baseball team in the 2019 exhibition games against Mexico and 2019 WBSC Premier12.
  
  On February 27, 2019, he was selected for Japan national baseball team at the 2019 exhibition games against Mexico.
  
  On October 1, 2019, he was selected at the 2019 WBSC Premier12.
  
  