title: Takayuki Kajitani
text: # Takayuki Kajitani
  
  Takayuki Kajitani (梶谷 隆幸, Kajitani Takayuki, born August 28, 1988 in Matsue, Shimane, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays outfielder for the Yomiuri Giants.
  
  ## Yokohama DeNA BayStars
  
  On September 25, 2006, Kajitani was drafted by the Yokohama BayStars in the 2006 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.
  
  In 2007-2008 season, he played in the Eastern League of NPB's minor leagues.
  
  On April 9, 2009, Kajitani debuted in the Central League against the Yomiuri Giants.
  
  ## Yomiuri Giants
  
  During the 2020 offseason, Kajitani exercised his free agent option. And he decided to sign a four-year deal with the Yomiuri Giants worth up to 800 million yen.
  
  