Haruki Nishikawa

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Japanese baseball player (born 1992)

Baseball player

Haruki Nishikawa
Nishikawa with the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – No. 7
Infielder / Outfielder
Born: (1992-04-16) April 16, 1992 (age 33) Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Bats: Left Throws: Right
NPB debut
March 30, 2012, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
NPB statistics (through 2025 season)
Batting average	.271
Hits	1,426
Home runs	63
Runs batted in	452
Stolen Bases	343
Stats at Baseball Reference

Teams
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2011–2021) Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2022–2023) Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2024–2025) Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2026–)
Career highlights and awards
4× Pacific League stolen base champion (2014, 2017, 2018, 2021) 2× Pacific League Best Nine Award (2016, 2017) 4× Pacific League Golden Glove Award (2017–2020) Japan Series champion (2016) 2× NPB All-Star (2017, 2019)

Haruki Nishikawa (西川遥輝, Nishikawa Haruki; born April 16, 1992) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder and outfielder for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters selected Nishikawa in the second round of the 2010 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.^[1]

On March 30, 2012, Nishikawa made his NPB debut as a pinch runner against the Saitama Seibu Lions.

Nishikawa hit a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2016 Japan Series, which Nishikawa would go on to win.^[2]

On February 27, 2019, Nishikawa was selected for the first time for Japan national baseball team at the 2019 exhibition games against Mexico.^[3]

In 2020, Nishikawa hit .296/.419/.388 with 5 home runs, 15 doubles, and 3 triples to go along with 37 stolen bases. After the 2020 season, on December 3, 2020, the Fighters announced it was allowing Nishikawa to enter the posting system to play in Major League Baseball (MLB).^[4] On January 3, 2021, Nishikawa failed to secure a deal with any of the MLB teams.^[5] Nishikawa became a free agent following the 2021 season.^[6]

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

On December 22, 2021, Nishikawa signed with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball.^[7]

Tokyo Yakult Swallows

On November 17, 2023, Nishikawa signed with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball.^[8]

Nishikawa made 49 appearances for Yakult in 2025, batting .174/.280/.217 with six RBI and one stolen base. On September 29, 2025, the Swallows announced that they would be releasing Nishikawa.^[9]

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (second stint)

In November 2025, Nishikawa signed with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball.^[10]

References

↑ "北海道日本ハムファイターズ選択選手一覧". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved January 3, 2021.
↑ Coskrey, Jason (October 27, 2016). "Late-game heroics propel Fighters to brink of Japan Series title: Haruki Nishikawa slugs game-winning grand slam in ninth inning". The Japan Times. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
↑ "ENEOS 侍ジャパンシリーズ2019「日本 vs メキシコ」に出場するメンバー28名が決定". 野球日本代表侍ジャパンオフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). February 18, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
↑ "西川遥輝選手のポスティングシステム申請手続きについて". 北海道日本ハムファイターズオフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). December 3, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
↑ "日本ハム、西川遥輝のポスティング不成立を発表メジャー移籍は叶わず". Full-Count (in Japanese). January 3, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
↑ "Pay attention to the trends of players who have acquired FA rights Hanshin Umeno, Hiroshima Ohsera & Guri, Takachiga, etc. What will happen !? | Full-Count". 15 November 2021.
↑ "西川遥輝選手入団基本合意に関して". 東北楽天ゴールデンイーグルス (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-02-03.
↑ "選手の獲得について | ニュース | 東京ヤクルトスワローズ". 東京ヤクルトスワローズ公式サイト Tokyo Yakult Swallows (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-02-03.
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↑ 木下大輔. "【日本ハム】西川遥輝「最後に野球やるとしたら…」16年日本一メンバーの５年ぶり復帰が正式決定 - プロ野球 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-02-03.

Authority control databases	VIAF

v t e Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters current roster
Pitchers	12 Kōta Yazawa 13 Tsubasa Nabatame 14 Takayuki Katoh 15 Kōki Kitayama 16 Kōta Tatsu 17 Hiromi Itoh 18 Sachiya Yamasaki 19 Taishō Tamai 20 Kenta Uehara 22 Toshihiro Sugiura 24 Shōma Kanemura 25 Naoki Miyanishi 26 Seigi Tanaka 28 Ryūsei Kawano 29 Haruki Hosono 31 Reo Shibata 32 Ryūsei Fujita 34 Mizuki Hori 35 Tamon Asari 37 Gu Lin Ruei-yang 40 Suguru Fukuda 41 Kōji Fukutani 42 Aneurys Zabala 45 Drew VerHagen 46 Kyōsuke Kuroyanagi 48 Yukiya Saitoh 51 Naoya Ishikawa 52 Takahide Ikeda 55 Keito Matsuura 59 Haruka Nemoto 62 Daiki Shimizu 63 Kōtaro Yamashiro 67 Takumi Yamamoto 93 Kōki Matsuoka 94 Ren Fukushima 95 Taisei Yanagawa 96 Sun Yi-Lei 97 Haruki Miyauchi
Catchers	2 Ariel Martínez 10 Yūshi Shimizu 23 Torai Fushimi 27 Yūdai Furukawa 30 Yūya Gunji 33 Yūya Shintō 60 Kengo Yoshida 64 Yua Tamiya 98 Yūki Umebayashi
Infielders	4 Daigo Kamikawabata 5 Yūki Nomura 9 Takuya Nakashima 21 Kōtarō Kiyomiya 38 Kazunari Ishii 39 Naoki Arizono 43 Tatsuki Mizuno 44 Uta Sakaguchi 49 Akihiro Wakabayashi 54 Shū Yamagata 56 Ryōhei Hosokawa 58 Taiki Narama 65 Ryōsuke Myōse
Outfielders	7 Gō Matsumoto 8 Daiki Asama 36 Kazuki Miyazaki 50 Ryōta Isobata 53 Shun Mizutani 61 Yūma Imagawa 66 Chūsei Mannami 68 Hinode Hoshino 99 Franmil Reyes
Development	113 Yamato Katō (P) 114 Ryōdai Matsumoto (P) 115 Shinji Saitoh (P) 121 Sorato Kawakatsu (P) 122 Junki Shibuya (P) 126 Terukazu Nakayama (P) 128 Kōdai Yamamoto (P) 154 Kanato Anzai (P) 163 Ryūji Kitaura (P) 150 Micah Yonamine (C) 111 Taiki Hamada (IF) 112 Daiju Hirata (OF) 125 Taisei Fujita (OF) 127 Ataru Yamaguchi (OF)
First squad coaching	Manager: 1 Tsuyoshi Shinjō Head coach: 77 Takaya Hayashi Pitching coaches: 73 Hisashi Takeda, 82 Takeharu Katō Batting coach: 89 Hiroshi Yagi Battery coach: 72 Katsuhiko Yamada Infield defense/base running coach: 85 Ryōta Yachi Outfield defense/base running coach: 80 Hichori Morimoto Data analysis/Base running coach: 79 Takenori Daita
Second squad coaching	Manager: 90 Atsunori Inaba General coach: 78 Masaji Shimizu Pitching coaches: 83 Hiroshi Urano, 91 Chihiro Kaneko, 92 Takayoshi Eguchi Batting coaches: 75 Tomoyuki Oda, 81 Toshitake Yokoo, 87 Tomoaki Satoh Battery coach: 71 Naoki Matoba Infield defense/base running coach: 74 Manabu Iwadate Outfield defense/base running coach: 76 Toshimasa Konta Catcher instructor: -- Kiyoshi Yamanaka

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