| Shingo Takatsu 高津 臣吾 | |
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| Tokyo Yakult Swallows – No. 22 | |
| Relief pitcher / Coach / Manager | |
| Born: November 25, 1968 Hiroshima, Japan | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| NPB: April 24, 1991, for the Yakult Swallows | |
| MLB: April 9, 2004, for the Chicago White Sox | |
| KBO: June 24, 2008, for the Woori Heroes | |
| CPBL: January, 2010, for the Sinon Bulls | |
| Last appearance | |
| MLB: October 2, 2005, for the New York Mets | |
| NPB: October 9, 2007, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows | |
| KBO: October 1, 2008, for the Woori Heroes | |
| CPBL: September 29, 2010, for the Sinon Bulls | |
| NPB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 36–46 |
| Earned run average | 3.20 |
| Strikeouts | 591 |
| Saves | 286 |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 8–6 |
| Earned run average | 3.38 |
| Strikeouts | 88 |
| Saves | 27 |
| KBO statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 1–0 |
| Earned run average | 0.86 |
| Strikeouts | 18 |
| CPBL statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 1–2 |
| Earned run average | 1.88 |
| Strikeouts | 32 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
As player
As manager
As coach | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
NPB
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| Member of the Japanese | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 2022 |
Shingo Takatsu (高津 臣吾, Takatsu Shingo) (born November 25, 1968) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher and manager. He had a short stint with the Chicago White Sox where he was the closer for two seasons until struggles closing games ultimately led to his demotion to the minors. Despite being demoted in the summer of 2005, he received a World Series ring with the White Sox. He was signed by the New York Mets during the 2005 season, and he pitched in nine games for New York. After the 2005 season, he returned to the Nippon Professional Baseball.
He is known by the nickname "Mr. Zero" because he did not give up a single run in 11 Japan Series games. In the 2004 season, his entrance in home games was accompanied by a video montage and a loud gong.
Shingo Takatsu, like many Japanese pitchers, has incorporated pauses into his pitching mechanics in order to throw off batters' timing. His arm angle varies from sidearm to submarine.