is a professional Japanese
baseball player. He plays
infielder
An infielder is a baseball player stationed at one of four defensive "infield" positions on the baseball field.
Standard arrangement of positions
In a game of baseball, two teams of nine players take turns playing offensive and defensive roles. ...
for the
Chunichi Dragons.
Ishikawa won the 2019 Japanese High School Baseball Invitational Tournament with Toho High School where he was the team's ace and batted 4th in the line-up.
In the 2019 NPB Draft, he was largely regarded as the most talented hitter of his class.
Early career
Ishikawa reached national attention after helping Toho High School to victory in the 2019
spring invitational tournament where he was the team's ace and clean-up hitter.
On 16 October 2019, Ishikawa was the contested 1st draft pick for the
Chunichi Dragons,
Orix Buffaloes
The are a Nippon Professional Baseball team formed as a result of the 2004 Nippon Professional Baseball realignment by the merger of the Orix BlueWave of Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, and the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes of Osaka, Osaka Prefectur ...
, and
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks at the
2019 NPB Draft. Rights to negotiate for Ishikawa's contract were won by the Dragons after manager
Tsuyoshi Yoda
is a Japanese professional baseball player and manager. He managed of the Chunichi Dragons in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) between 2019 and 2021.
Although born in Fukuoka prefecture, Yoda grew up in Kimitsu, Chiba Prefecture. His wife is ...
pulled out the winning ticket.
On 1 November, Ishikawa signed a pre-contract with the Dragons guaranteeing a ¥100,000,000 sign-on bonus and a ¥15,000,000 yearly salary with ¥50,000,000 in incentives.
External links
Japan Baseball.com
References
2001 births
Living people
Baseball people from Aichi Prefecture
People from Handa, Aichi
Japanese baseball players
Nippon Professional Baseball infielders
Chunichi Dragons players
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