Hotaka Yamakawa
Hotaka Yamakawa (山川 穂高, Yamakawa Hotaka, born November 23, 1991 in Naha, Okinawa, Japan), 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.
| 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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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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