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: (1992-08-21) August 21, 1992 (age 32)
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 runs0
Runs batted in6
Teams
As player

As coach

  • Yomiuri Giants (2024-present)

Career

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Chunichi 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

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "2020年度 自由契約選手". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  4. ^ "【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.
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