Shingo Kawabata (baseball)
| Shingo Kawabata | |||||||||||||||
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Kawabata with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows | |||||||||||||||
| Tokyo Yakult Swallows – No. 73 | |||||||||||||||
| Infielder / Coach | |||||||||||||||
| Born: October 16, 1987 Kaizuka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
| NPB debut | |||||||||||||||
| October 9, 2006, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows | |||||||||||||||
| Last NPB appearance | |||||||||||||||
| September 28, 2025, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows | |||||||||||||||
| NPB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .293 | ||||||||||||||
| Hits | 1,100 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 40 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 409 | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Shingo Kawabata (川端 慎吾, Kawabata Shingo; born October 16, 1987) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows from 2006 to 2025.[1]
Career
Kawabata won the Central League batting title in 2015 after recording a .336 average.[2]
On September 27, 2025, Kawabata announced that he would be retiring following the conclusion of the season.[3]
References
- ^ "Shingo Kawabata". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ^ Coskrey, Jason (31 October 2015). "Swallows made great strides during 2015 season". The Japan Times. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ^ "x.com".
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- NPB.com