| Tsuyoshi Shinjo | |
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 Tsuyoshi Shinjo in 2006 | |
| Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – No. 1 | |
| Outfielder / Manager | |
| Born: January 28, 1972 Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| NPB: September 10, 1991, for the Hanshin Tigers | |
| MLB: April 3, 2001, for the New York Mets | |
| Last appearance | |
| MLB: June 27, 2003, for the New York Mets | |
| NPB: October 26, 2006, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .254 |
| Home runs | 205 |
| Runs batted in | 716 |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .245 |
| Home runs | 20 |
| Runs batted in | 100 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
As Player
As Manager
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Tsuyoshi Shinjo (新庄 剛志, Shinjō Tsuyoshi, January 28, 1972), also known during the 2022 Nippon Professional Baseball season as BIGBOSS (ビッグボス, Biggubosu), is a former Japanese professional baseball outfielder and the current manager for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Shinjo began his playing career with the Hanshin Tigers, and moved to the United States to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets. He is the second Japanese-born position player to play an MLB game, as well as the first in the National League. In 2002, he joined the San Francisco Giants and was the first Japanese-born player to appear in the World Series. He had a second stint with the Mets in 2003, and returned to Japan to play for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, with whom he won the Japan Series in his final season.