Shinya Miyamoto
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.

Miyamoto playing for Japan in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Shinya Miyamoto | |||||||||||||||||
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![]() Miyamoto with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows | |||||||||||||||||
Infielder/Coach | |||||||||||||||||
Born: Suita, Osaka, Japan | November 5, 1970|||||||||||||||||
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 coach | |||||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||||
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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
- 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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