Hotaka Yamakawa

Hotaka Yamakawa
Hotaka Yamakawa
	Yamakawa with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in 2024
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 25
	First Baseman
	Born: November 23, 1991; Naha, Okinawa, Japan
	Bats: Right Throws: Right
NPB debut
	June 21, 2014, for the Saitama Seibu Lions
NPB statistics ; (through 2023 season)
Batting average	.256
Hits	681
Home runs	218
RBI	575
Teams
	Saitama Seibu Lions (2014–2023); Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2024– present);
Career highlights and awards
	Pacific League MVP (2018); 4× NPB All-Star (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022); 3× Pacific League Home Run Leader (2018, 2019, 2022); 1× Pacific League Leader of RBI (2022); 3× Pacific League Best Nine Award (2018, 2019, 2022); Hochi Professional Sports Award (2018);
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing Japan
World Baseball Classic

Hotaka Yamakawa (山川穂高, Yamakawa Hotaka, born November 23, 1991),is a Japanese baseball infielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Saitama Seibu Lions. Yamakawa led the Pacific League in home runs in 2018, 2019, and 2022.

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