Hotaka Yamakawa
| Hotaka Yamakawa | |
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 Yamakawa with the Saitama Seibu Lions | |
| Saitama Seibu Lions – No. 3 | |
| First Baseman | |
| Born: November 23, 1991 Naha, Okinawa, Japan | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| June 21, 2014, for the Saitama Seibu Lions | |
| NPB statistics (through 2020 season) | |
| Batting average | .258 |
| Home runs | 153 |
| RBI | 414 |
| Teams | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Hotaka Yamakawa (山川 穂高, Yamakawa Hotaka, born November 23, 1991), nicknamed "Aguu",[1] is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. Yamakawa lead the Pacific League in home runs in 2018 and 2019.
He was selected 2018 NPB All-Star game.[2] On October 10, 2018, he was selected Japan national baseball team at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series.[3]
References
- ^ "西武ドラ２山川のニックネーム「アグー」に決定". 東スポWeb (in Japanese). January 9, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ^ "マイナビオールスターゲーム2018 ファン投票結果". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). June 26, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ^ "「2018日米野球」に出場する侍ジャパントップチーム選手全28名が決定". 野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- NPB.com
- NPB.jp
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