Born: (1984-07-27) July 27, 1984 (age 39) Daitō, Osaka, Japan
Batted: Switch
Threw: Right-handed
Professional debut
NPB: June 23, 2003, for the Chiba Lotte Marines
MLB: April 1, 2011, for the Minnesota Twins
Last appearance
MLB: August 8, 2012, for the Minnesota Twins
NPB: 2018, for the Hanshin Tigers
NPB statistics
Batting average
.288
Home runs
61
Runs batted in
383
MLB statistics
Batting average
.215
Home runs
0
Runs batted in
20
Teams
Chiba Lotte Marines (2003–2010)
Minnesota Twins (2011–2012)
Hanshin Tigers (2013–2018)
Career highlights and awards
2× Japan Series champion (2005, 2010)
5× NPB All-Star (2005–2008, 2010)
3× NPB Best Nine Award (2005, 2007, 2010)
3× NPB Golden Glove Award (2005, 2007, 2010)
2× NPB stolen base leader (2005–2006)
2010 Pacific League Batting Champion
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing Japan
World Baseball Classic
2006 San Diego
Team
Tsuyoshi Nishioka (西岡 剛, Nishioka Tsuyoshi, born July 27, 1984) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines and Hanshin Tigers, as well as Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins.
Nishioka played in the 2006 World Baseball Classic as well as the 2008 Beijing Olympics as a member of the Japanese national team. In 2010, he became the fifth person to record 200 hits in a single NPB season.[1]
^Coskrey, Jason (October 6, 2010). "Murton breaks Ichiro's single-season hits mark". Japan Times. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
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