| Keita Nakagawa | |
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| 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 | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
Keita Nakagawa (中川 圭太Nakagawa Keita, born April 12, 1996) is aJapanese professionalbaseballinfielder oroutfielder for theOrix Buffaloes inJapan'sNippon Professional Baseball.
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 afirst 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 playingsecond 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 28home 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 theNPB, he enrolled atToyo University.