Shinya Miyamoto

Shinya Miyamoto
Miyamoto with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Infielder/Coach
Born: (1970-11-05) November 5, 1970 (age 53) 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
Teams
As player Yakult Swallows/Tokyo Yakult Swallows (1995–2013) As coach Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2009–2013, 2018–2019)
Career highlights and awards
8× Golden Glove Award winner (1997, 1999–2003, 2009–2010) 5× NPB All-Star (2002–2003, 2007–2009)
Medals Representing  Japan Men's Baseball Athens 2004 Team Competition World Baseball Classic 2006 San Diego Team

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.

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

• 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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