Naoki Yoshikawa

Naoki Yoshikawa
Yoshikawa with the Yomiuri Giants
Yomiuri Giants – No. 2
Infielder
Born: (1995-02-08) February 8, 1995 (age 31)
Hashima, Gifu, Japan
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
NPB debut
May 14, 2017, for the Yomiuri Giants
NPB statistics
(through 2025 season)
Batting average.274
Hits798
Home runs39
Runs batted in234
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Teams
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Japan
WBSC Premier12
Silver medal – second place2024Team

Naoki Yoshikawa (吉川 尚輝, Yoshikawa Naoki; born February 8, 1995) is a Japanese professional baseball second baseman for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Career

On November 16, 2018, Yoshikawa was selected for the Yomiuri Giants roster at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series exhibition game against MLB All-Stars.

On February 27, 2019, he was selected for the first time for the Japan national baseball team at the 2019 exhibition games against Mexico.

References

  1. ↑ "8日の「2018日米野球」参加メンバー決まる". 読売巨人軍公式WEBサイト (in Japanese). November 16, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  2. ↑ "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.