Hotaka Yamakawa

Hotaka Yamakawa
Yamakawa with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in 2024
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 25
First Baseman
Born: (1991-11-23) November 23, 1991 (age 32) Naha, Okinawa, Japan
Bats: Right Throws: Right
NPB debut
June 21, 2014, for the Saitama Seibu Lions
NPB statistics (through May 8, 2024)
Batting average	.255
Home runs	227
Runs batted in	610
Teams
Saitama Seibu Lions (2014–2023) Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2024–present)
Career highlights and awards
Pacific League MVP (2018) 5× NPB All-Star (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024) 3× Pacific League home run leader (2018, 2019, 2022) Pacific League RBI leader (2022) 3× Pacific League Best Nine Award (2018, 2019, 2022) Hochi Professional Sports Award (2018)
Medals Men's baseball Representing  Japan World Baseball Classic 2023 Miami Team

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.