Jumpei Kawarada

Jumpei Kawarada (川原田 純平) is a Japanese professional baseball Infielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball（NPB).

Professional career
On October 26, 2020, Kawarada was drafted by the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in the 2020 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.

In 2021 season, he played in the Western League of NPB's second league, and also played in the informal matches against the Shikoku Island League Plus's teams and amateur baseball teams.

On July 5, 2022, Kawarada made his First League debut in the Pacific League against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.

In 2023 season, Kawarada injured his left knee in May and spent the season rehabbing until July. As a result, he played in 59 games in the Western League, but had only 2 games play in the Pacific League.