Shingo Kawabata (baseball)

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: October 16, 1987 Kaizuka, Osaka, Japan
Bats: Left Throws: Right
debut
October 9, 2006, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Career statistics (through 2020 season)
Batting average	.293
Home runs	37
Runs batted in	362
Stolen Bases	17
Teams
Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2006–present)
Career highlights and awards
2015 CLCS MVP 1× Central League Golden Glove Award (2015) 2× NPB All-Star (2015-2016) 1× Central League Best Nine Award (2015) 1× Central League Batting champions (2015) 1× Central League Hits champions (2015)
Medals Men's baseball Representing  Japan 2015 WBSC Premier12 2015 Tokyo Team

References

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

External links

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