Shinya Miyamoto (宮本 慎也, Miyamoto Shin'ya, born November 5, 1970) is a former professional baseball player from Suita, Osaka, Japan. He played shortstop.
| Shinya Miyamoto | ||||||||||||||||||
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 Miyamoto with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born: November 5, 1970 Suita, Osaka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||
Batted: Right-handed Threw: Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||
| NPB debut | ||||||||||||||||||
| April 11, 1995, for the Yakult Swallows | ||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2013, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows | ||||||||||||||||||
| NPB statistics (through 2013) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .282 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hits | 2133 | |||||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| RBI | 578 | |||||||||||||||||
| Stolen bases | 111 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sacrifice bunt | 408 | |||||||||||||||||
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| As player
As coach | ||||||||||||||||||
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Medals
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He was chosen as the captain of the Japanese olympic baseball team for the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal in 2004. He was also part of the 2006 World Baseball Classic Japanese baseball team.
External links
edit- Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from JapaneseBaseball.com
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Career statistics - NPB.jp (in Japanese)
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