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On November 26, 2019, Makita signed with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.

On December 1, 2017, the Lions announced that they would be posting Makita to be made available to MLB teams before the end of the month. On January 6, 2018, Makita signed a two-year contract with the San Diego Padres. He made 27 appearances on the season, registering an ERA of 5.40 in 35 innings. Makita had his contract selected by the Padres on June 17, 2019, but was designated for assignment the next day without making an appearance for the club. He elected free agency on October 1.

With an unconventional submarine delivery, Makita throws a fastball which sits at 80 mph (tops out at 84-85 mph), a sinker (shuuto), a slider, and a curveball. Makita's pace is very quick; he took approximately eight seconds between pitches in 2016, making him the fastest-working pitcher in NPB that season.

In 2014, Makita was one of four pitchers who combined to throw a no-hitter for Samurai Japan against a team of Major League players in the MLB-Japan All-Star Series at the Tokyo Dome.

Makita played for the Japan national baseball team in the 2013 World Baseball Classic, 2014 MLB Japan All-Star Series, 2015 exhibition series against Europe, 2015 WBSC Premier12, and 2017 World Baseball Classic as a relief pitcher.

Makita played collegiately at Heisei Kokusai University but was not drafted out college. He went on to play for Nippon Express in the Japanese industrial leagues for several years after college before being selected by the Saitama Seibu Lions with their second pick in the 2010 Nippon Professional Baseball Draft.

Kazuhisa Makita (牧田 和久 , Makita Kazuhisa, born November 10, 1984) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played for the Saitama Seibu Lions of NPB and for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB).