Daiki Yoshikawa (吉川 大幾, Yoshikawa Daiki, born August 21, 1992) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder who is currently a scorer of Yomiuri Giants for Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has played in NPB for the Chunichi Dragons and Giants.
| Daiki Yoshikawa | |
|---|---|
 Yoshikawa with the Chunichi Dragons | |
| Yomiuri Giants – No. 105 | |
| Infielder/Coach | |
| Born: August 21, 1992 Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan | |
Batted: Both Threw: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| September 13, 2012, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
| Last NPB appearance | |
| October 24, 2020, for the Yomiuri Giants | |
| NPB statistics (through 2020 season) | |
| Batting average | .180 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 6 |
| Teams | |
| As player
As coach
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Career
editChunichi Dragons selected Yoshikawa with the second selection in the 2010 NPB draft.[1]
On September 13, 2012, Yoshikawa made his NPB debut.
On November 16, 2018, he was selected Yomiuri Giants roster at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series exhibition game against MLB All-Stars.[2]
On December 2, 2020, he become a free agent.[3] On December 25, 2020, he announced his retirement and become a scorer of Giants.[4]
References
edit- ^ "中日ドラゴンズ 選択選手一覧". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2020年度 自由契約選手". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ "【巨人】吉川大幾 球団公式ツイッターで現役引退を発表 「来シーズンは球団職員としてチームを支えていきたい」". スポーツ報知 (in Japanese). December 2, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- NPB.com
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