Haruki Nishikawa
| Haruki Nishikawa | |
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 Nishikawa with the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters | |
| Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters – No. 7 | |
| Infielder/Outfielder | |
| Born: April 16, 1992 Wakayama Prefecture, Japan | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| March 30, 2012, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | |
| NPB statistics (through 2020 season) | |
| Batting average | .286 |
| Hits | 1,128 |
| Runs batted in | 346 |
| Stolen Bases | 287 |
| Home runs | 51 |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Haruki Nishikawa (西川 遥輝, Nishikawa Haruki, born April 16, 1992) is a Japanese professional baseball player for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Career[]
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters selected Nishikawa with the second selection in the .[1]
On March 30, 2012, Nishikawa made his NPB debut.
Nishikawa hit a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2016 Japan Series, which Nishikawa would go on to win.[2]
On February 27, 2019, he was selected first time for Japan national baseball team at the 2019 exhibition games against Mexico.[3]
In 2020, Nishikawa hit .296/.419/.388 with 5 home runs, 15 doubles, and 3 triples to go along with 37 stolen bases. After the 2020 season, on December 3, 2020, the Fighters announced it was allowing Nishikawa to enter the posting system to play in Major League Baseball (MLB).[4]
On January 3, 2021, Nishikawa failed to secure a deal with any of the MLB teams.[5]
References[]
- ^ "北海道日本ハムファイターズ 選択選手一覧". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ Coskrey, Jason (October 27, 2016). "Late-game heroics propel Fighters to brink of Japan Series title: Haruki Nishikawa slugs game-winning grand slam in ninth inning". The Japan Times. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "ENEOS 侍ジャパンシリーズ2019「日本 vs メキシコ」に出場するメンバー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). February 18, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
- ^ "西川遥輝選手のポスティングシステム申請手続きについて". 北海道日本ハムファイターズ オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). December 3, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ "日本ハム、西川遥輝のポスティング不成立を発表 メジャー移籍は叶わず". Full-Count (in Japanese). January 3, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
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