Daiki Yoshikawa
{{short description|Japanese baseball player}}
{{Infobox NPB player
|name=Daiki Yoshikawa
|image=Yoshikawa daiki.jpg
|image_size=250
|caption=Yoshikawa with the Chunichi Dragons
|position=Infielder/Coach
|team= Yomiuri Giants
|number= 105
|bats=Both
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1992|8|21}}
|birth_place=Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan
|debutleague=NPB
|debutdate=September 13
|debutyear=2012
|debutteam=Chunichi Dragons
|finaldate=October 24
|finalyear=2020
|finalteam=Yomiuri Giants
|finalleague=NPB
|statyear = 2020 season
|statleague = NPB
|stat1label = Batting average
|stat1value = .180
|stat2label = Home runs
|stat2value = 0
|stat3label = Runs batted in
|stat3value = 6
|teams=
As player
- Chunichi Dragons ({{npby|2011}}–{{npby|2014}})
- Yomiuri Giants ({{npby|2015}}–{{npby|2020}})
As coach
- Yomiuri Giants ({{npby|2024}}-present)
}}
{{nihongo|Daiki Yoshikawa|吉川 大幾|Yoshikawa Daiki|extra=born August 21, 1992}} is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder who is currently a scorer of Yomiuri Giants for Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has played in NPB for the Chunichi Dragons and Giants.
Career
Chunichi Dragons selected Yoshikawa with the second selection in the 2010 NPB draft.{{cite web| url=https://draft.npb.jp/draft/2010/draftlist_d.html | title=中日ドラゴンズ 選択選手一覧 | language=Japanese | work=NPB.jp 日本野球機構 | accessdate=January 9, 2021 }}
On September 13, 2012, Yoshikawa made his NPB debut.
On November 16, 2018, he was selected Yomiuri Giants roster at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series exhibition game against MLB All-Stars.{{cite web| url=http://www.giants.jp/G/gnews/news_3913398.html | title=8日の「2018日米野球」参加メンバー決まる | work=読売巨人軍公式WEBサイト | language=Japanese | date=November 16, 2018 | accessdate=December 5, 2018 }}
On December 2, 2020, he became a free agent.{{ cite web | url=http://npb.jp/announcement/2020/pn_released.html | title=2020年度 自由契約選手 | work=NPB.jp 日本野球機構 | language=Japanese | date= | accessdate=January 9, 2021 }} On December 25, 2020, he announced his retirement and became a scorer of the Giants.{{ cite web | url=https://hochi.news/articles/20201225-OHT1T50132.html | title=【巨人】吉川大幾 球団公式ツイッターで現役引退を発表 「来シーズンは球団職員としてチームを支えていきたい」 | work=スポーツ報知 | language=Japanese | date=December 2, 2020 | accessdate=January 9, 2021}}
References
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External links
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- [http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/players/21825133.html NPB.com]
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Category:Baseball people from Osaka
Category:Chunichi Dragons players
Category:Japanese baseball players
Category:Nippon Professional Baseball second basemen
Category:Nippon Professional Baseball shortstops
Category:Nippon Professional Baseball third basemen
Category:People from Tennōji, Osaka
Category:Yomiuri Giants players
Category:Japanese baseball coaches
Category:Nippon Professional Baseball coaches
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