Ryoma Nishikawa

Ryoma Nishikawa (西川 龍馬)

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 150 lb.

• High School Tsuruga Kehi High School

• Born December 10, 1994 in Izumo, Shimane Japan

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Biographical Information

Ryoma Nishikawa played for Oji Seishi in the industrial leagues. He was a backup infielder for the Japanese national team in the 2015 Asian Championship, filling in for Katsuya Kawashima at 2B and Kimio Watanabe at SS. Nishikawa was 2 for 6 with two walks, a double, four runs and a RBI and had 8 chances in the field without an error. Both hits came against Indonesia as he got a start in an easy win for Japan. The Hiroshima Carp took him in the 5th round of the 2015 NPB draft. He hit .294/.339/.392 in 2016 as a backup to Tomohiro Abe and Hector Luna at 3B and Ryosuke Kikuchi at 2B. His first NPB hit came off Kentaro Kyuko. He was 1 for 2 in the 2016 Japan Series, as they lost to the Nippon Ham Fighters.

In 2017, he produced at a .275/.309/.417 clip while backing up Abe at third. His first NPB homer came off Tomoya Mikami, when he was pinch-hitting for Ryan Brasier. He got one vote for the 2017 Central League Rookie of the Year Award to place a distant 4th behind Yota Kyoda, Yusuke Oyama and Haruhiro Hamaguchi.