Born: (1981-06-03) June 3, 1981 (age 42) Aira, Kagoshima, Japan
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Professional debut
NPB: October 3, 2001, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
MLB: April 7, 2012, for the Seattle Mariners
NPB statistics (through 2017 season)
Batting average
.292
Hits
1,376
Home runs
27
Runs batted in
373
Stolen bases
267
MLB statistics (through 2016 season)
Batting average
.237
Hits
150
Home runs
1
Runs batted in
51
Stolen bases
12
Teams
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2001–2011)[a]
Seattle Mariners (2012)
Toronto Blue Jays (2013–2015)
Chicago Cubs (2016)
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2017)
Wei Chuan Dragons (2019)
Career highlights and awards
NPB
3× Japan Series Champion (2003, 2011, 2017)
8× NPB All-Star Game (2004–2011)
NPB All-Star Game MVP (2005)
2× Best Nine Award (2004, 2006)
2× Golden Glove Award (2004, 2006)
Pacific League Hits Leader (2004)
Pacific League stolen base Leader (2004)
Interleague play (NPB) MVP (2008)
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing Japan
World Baseball Classic
2006 San Diego
Team
2009 Los Angeles
Team
Munenori Kawasaki (川﨑 宗則, Kawasaki Munenori, born June 3, 1981) is a Japanese professional baseball shortstop and second baseman for the Tochigi Golden Braves of Baseball Challenge League in Japan. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, and in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays, and Chicago Cubs. He played for the Japanese national team in the 2008 Beijing Olympics as well as the 2006[1] and 2009 World Baseball Classics.
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a scoreless top of the ninth inning, allowing only a base hit to MunenoriKawasaki. Buschmann was designated for assignment on April 29, and outrighted...
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2008 season, Akashi was playing as a shortstop Starter in place of MunenoriKawasaki, who participated in the Japan national baseball team at the Beijing...
previous season. Though he led the league in triples (seven, tied with MunenoriKawasaki, Shogo Akada and Teppei Tsuchiya) and stolen bases (33) for the second...
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