Keita Nakagawa

Keita Nakagawa
Orix Buffaloes – No. 67
Infielder, Outfielder
Born: (1996-04-12) April 12, 1996 (age 28) Hannan, Osaka, Japan
Bats: Right Throws: Right
NPB debut
April 20, 2019, for the Orix Buffaloes
NPB statistics (through 2023 season)
Batting average	.260
Hits	415
Home runs	26
Runs batted in	158
Stolen bases	29
Teams
Orix Buffaloes (2019–present)
Career highlights and awards
Japan Series champion (2022)

Keita Nakagawa (中川 圭太 Nakagawa Keita, born April 12, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder or outfielder for the Orix Buffaloes in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

Amateur career

Played at Ozaki Boys since the first year of Elementary School and Izumisano Little Senior while enrolled at Hannan City Ozaki Junior High School. After graduating, he went to PL Gakuen High School, and during his first year he regularly played as a first baseman.

During his second year, Keita's teammates were discovered using violence against other students at a training facility on campus, which led the team to a six months suspension.^[1]

Under a new coach for his third year, Keita started playing second baseman and became the team's captain. We went on to win the state's championship that year. He finished his high school career with 28 home runs.

After his final year, he submitted a professional appointment report to the Japan Student Baseball Federation, but because he was not taken by any team in the NPB, he enrolled at Toyo University.

References

External links

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