Haruki Nishikawa

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 Nippon Professional Baseball. He debuted in 2012. He stole 22 bases in 2013.[1]

Haruki Nishikawa
Nishikawa with the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters – No. 7
Infielder/Outfielder
Born: (1992-04-16) April 16, 1992
Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Bats: Left Throws: Right
NPB debut
March 30, 2012, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
NPB statistics
(through 2019)
Batting average.284
Hits999
Runs batted in307
Stolen Bases245
Home runs46
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Career

Nishikawa hit a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2016 Japan Series.[2]

On February 27, 2019, he was selected first time for Japan national baseball team at the 2019 exhibition games against Mexico.[3]

References

  1. "Haruki Nishikawa Stats". Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  2. 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.
  3. "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.
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