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Hotaka Yamakawa
Yamakawa with the Saitama Seibu Lions
Saitama Seibu Lions – No. 3
First Baseman
Born: (1991-11-23) November 23, 1991 (age 32)
Naha, Okinawa, Japan
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
NPB debut
June 21, 2014, for the Saitama Seibu Lions
NPB statistics
(through 2019)
Batting average.269
Home runs129
RBI341
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Hotaka Yamakawa (山川 穂高, Yamakawa Hotaka, born November 23, 1991 in Naha, Okinawa, Japan), nicknamed "Aguu [ja]",[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 [jp].[2] On October 10, 2018, he was selected Japan national baseball team at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series.[3]

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "「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.