Seiichi Uchikawa

Uchikawa with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 1

First baseman, Outfielder

Born: August 4, 1982 (age 34)
Ōita, Japan

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

debut

March 30, 2001, for the Yokohama BayStars

Career statistics
(through 2016)

Batting average

.310

Home runs

164

Hits

836

Teams

Yokohama BayStars (2001–2010)
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2011–present)

Career highlights and awards

5× NPB All-Star (2008–2009, 2011–2013)
1× Pacific League MVP (2011)
1× Japan Series Most Valuable Player (2014)
5× Best Nine Award (2008–2009, 2011–2013)
2× Batting Champion (2008, 2011)
2× Japan Series Champion (2011, 2014)

Seiichi Uchikawa
Medal record
Representing Japan
Men's Baseball
World Baseball Classic
	2009 Los Angeles	Team

Seiichi Uchikawa (内川聖一, born August 4, 1982 in Ōita, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball player for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He rose to prominence in 2008 with a league-leading .378 batting average. He was a part of the Japanese baseball team during the 2009 World Baseball Classic, as well as the 2013 World Baseball Classic.

During the 2010 offseason, he exercised his free agent option and after weeks of negotiations between the Yokohama BayStars, Hiroshima Toyo Carp, and Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, he decided to sign a four-year deal with SoftBank worth up to 1.36 billion yen.

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