Takashi Yoshida

Takashi Yoshida (義田 貴士, Yoshida Takashi, real name: 吉田 貴志 [same reading], February 19, 1967) is a sport journalist, professional baseball interviewer, TV producer, actor, and talent from Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture.

When he was a student, he devoted himself to baseball and graduated from Hiroshima Kokutaiji High School. He joined TV Asahi in 1990 after graduating from Hiroshima Shudo University and started working interviewing professional baseball at the Sports Bureau. Later, he was involved as a producer in the retirement documentaries of professional baseball stars such as Kazunori Shinozuka, Tatsunori Hara, Kazutomo Miyamoto, and Hideki Matsui. He has also appeared as a director and conductor in Get Sports since 1998. After retiring from TV Asahi in 2002, he started working as an actor while being a sports journalist. He continues to publish coverage reports and books for top professional baseball players. He has also been active as a mental trainer since 2012.