Shingo Kawabata (baseball)

Shingo Kawabata
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 2024 season)
Batting average	.293
Hits	1,099
Home runs	40
Runs batted in	409
Stolen Bases	17
Teams
	Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2006–present);
Career highlights and awards
	1× Japan Series champion (2021); 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

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. Kawabata won the Central League batting title in 2015 after recording a .336 average.