Two first-inning homers launch Japan’s 10–4 warm-up win
Seiya Watabe’s three-run homer and Shinya Hasegawa’s two-run shot powered Japan’s opening exhibition in Miyazaki. Yumeto Kanemaru added four strikeouts over two scoreless innings.
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Baseball · NPB · Outfielder
Shinya Hasegawa
2026 Season performance
Hasegawa hit .266 with 13 homers, 39 RBI and seven steals in 86 games for Seibu in 2026. A .474 slugging percentage and .327 on-base percentage frame his mix of power and running; sustaining playing time and reaching base remain key areas to build on.
Updated 2026-11-10Career background
Hasegawa came from Tsuruga Kehi High School and joined Seibu as a second-round developmental selection in 2020. His first recorded top-level appearances came in 2022. That initial 37-game season grew to 59 games in 2023 and 72 in 2024, tracing the gradual acquisition of a regular competitive role.
He stole ten bases in 2024, then expanded to 132 games and 450 plate appearances in 2025, moving beyond brief reserve assignments. Over several seasons, the right-handed-hitting outfielder from the developmental draft increased his first-team role and contributed through baserunning as well as hitting.
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