Motohiro Yoshikawa

Motohiro Yoshikawa is one of those quietly solid figures that Japanese baseball quietly produces from unexpected corners — in his case, Takasaki, Gunma, not exactly a prefecture you'd peg as a baseball hotbed, and yet here he is. Born in 1979, standing 184cm, a Leo who came up through that golden era of NPB when the sport still commanded the full attention of a nation, before J-League and basketball started eating into the cultural real estate. I don't have a thick file on his stats, and honestly that's kind of the point — the career arc feels like someone who showed up, did the work, and let the game speak for itself rather than chasing headlines. There's something refreshing about that. A big guy from Gunma who put in the reps. Baseball is full of stories like his, and the sport is richer for every one of them.

Motohiro Yoshikawa is a Japanese baseball player born on July 29, 1979, in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture. Standing 184 cm tall, he is a Leo born in the Year of the Goat. Further details regarding his career history, active period, and team affiliations are not publicly available.

Name (English)

Motohiro Yoshikawa

Name (Japanese)

吉川元浩

Reading

よしかわ もとひろ

Born

July 29, 1979 (age 46)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Year of the Goat (未)

Origin

Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan

Height

184cm

Occupation

Baseball player

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%90%89%E5%B7%9D%E5%85%83%E6%B5%A9%20(%E9%87%8E%E7%90%83)

Tags

• From Gunma Prefecture
• Baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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