is a former Japanese professional baseball player and currently hitting coach for the

Tokyo Yakult Swallows The Tokyo Yakult Swallows () are a Japanese professional baseball team competing in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. Based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, they are one of two professional baseball teams based in Tokyo, the other being the Yom ...

of the

Nippon Professional Baseball or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning ''Professional Baseball''. Outside Japan, it is often just referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league can be traced back to the formation ...

(NPB). He played

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

of the

(NPB). Hatakeyama was the 2015

Central League The or is one of the two professional baseball leagues that constitute Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan. The winner of the league championship plays against the winner of the Pacific League in the annual Japan Series. It currently consist ...

leader in runs batted in, with 105. His retirement ceremony was conducted on September 21, 2019. On September 13, 2019, he held press conference with

Shohei Tateyama is a former Japanese professional baseball pitcher and currently pitting coach for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of the NPB. Background Tateyama began his pro ...

about his retirement.

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NPB.com
1982 births Living people Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Asian Games medalists in baseball Baseball players at the 2002 Asian Games Japanese baseball coaches Japanese baseball players Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Nippon Professional Baseball coaches Nippon Professional Baseball first basemen Nippon Professional Baseball left fielders Nippon Professional Baseball third basemen People from Hanamaki, Iwate Baseball people from Iwate Prefecture Tokyo Yakult Swallows players Yakult Swallows players {{Japan-baseball-infielder-stub