Munenori Kawasaki
| Munenori Kawasaki 川崎宗則 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Kawasaki with the Chicago Cubs in 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Free agent | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shortstop / Second baseman | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born: June 3, 1981 Aira, Kagoshima, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||
Batted: Left Threw: Right | ||||||||||||||||||
| Professional debut | ||||||||||||||||||
| NPB: October 3, 2001, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | ||||||||||||||||||
| MLB: April 7, 2012, for the Seattle Mariners | ||||||||||||||||||
| Last MLB appearance | ||||||||||||||||||
| October 2, 2016, for the Chicago Cubs | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| Stats at Baseball Reference | ||||||||||||||||||
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Munenori Kawasaki (川﨑 宗則, Kawasaki Munenori; born June 3, 1981) is a Japanese professional baseball shortstop and second baseman for the Mid East Falcons of Baseball United. He last played for the Tochigi Golden Braves of Baseball Challenge League in Japan. Previously, Kawasaki 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 and 2009 World Baseball Classics.