Shingo Kawabata (baseball)

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Shingo Kawabata (川端 慎吾, Kawabata Shingo, born October 16, 1987 in Kaizuka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.[1] Kawabata won the Central League batting title in 2015 after recording a .336 average.[2]

Shingo Kawabata
Kawabata with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Tokyo Yakult Swallows – No. 5
infielder
Born: (1987-10-16) October 16, 1987 (age 36)
Kaizuka, Osaka, Japan
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
debut
October 9, 2006, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Career statistics
(through 2023 season)
Batting average.294
Hits1,086
Home runs40
Runs batted in403
Stolen Bases17
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Japan
2015 WBSC Premier12
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Tokyo Team

References edit

  1. ^ "Shingo Kawabata". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  2. ^ Coskrey, Jason (31 October 2015). "Swallows made great strides during 2015 season". The Japan Times. Retrieved 14 February 2016.

External links edit

  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
  • NPB.com