Shingo Kawabata (baseball)

Shingo Kawabata
Shingo Kawabata
	Kawabata with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Tokyo Yakult Swallows – No. 73
	Infielder / Coach
	Born: October 16, 1987; Kaizuka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
NPB debut
	October 9, 2006, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Last NPB appearance
	September 28, 2025, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
NPB statistics
Batting average	.293
Hits	1,100
Home runs	40
Runs batted in	409
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	As player Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2006–2025); As coach Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2026–present);
Career highlights and awards
	Japan Series champion (2021); 2015 CLCS MVP; Central League Golden Glove Award (2015); 2× NPB All-Star (2015-2016); Central League Best Nine Award (2015); Central League batting champion (2015); Central League hits champion (2015);
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing Japan
2015 WBSC Premier12

Shingo Kawabata (川端慎吾, Kawabata Shingo; born October 16, 1987) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows from 2006 to 2025.