Yasunori Oshima

Yasunori Oshima
Outfielder / First baseman / Third baseman
Born: (1950-10-16)October 16, 1950
Nakatsu, Ōita, Japan
Died: June 30, 2021(2021-06-30) (aged 70)
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
NPB debut
June 17, 1971, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last NPB appearance
September 28, 1994, for the Nippon Ham Fighters
NPB statistics
Batting average.272
Home runs382
Hits2,204
Runs batted in1,234
Teams
As player

As manager

Career highlights and awards
  • 1983 CL home run leader

Yasunori Oshima (大島 康徳, Ōshima Yasunori, October 16, 1950 – June 30, 2021) was a Japanese professional baseball outfielder, first baseman and third baseman, and coach in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played for the Chunichi Dragons and Nippon Ham Fighters from 1971 to 1994. He went on to manage the Fighters from 2000 to 2002, and served as the hitting coach for the Japan national baseball team during the 2006 World Baseball Classic.