Batting average .260 Name Shinjiro Hiyama Salary 38 million JPY (2013) RBIs 694 Weight 80 kg | Home runs 159 Height 1.77 m Hits 1253 Role Baseball player | |
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Shinjiro Hiyama (桧山 進次郎, Hiyama Shinjirō, Hangul: 황진환; Hanja: 黄進煥; RR: Hwang Jin-hwan; born July 1, 1969) is a Korean baseball player from Ukyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. He plays as an outfielder for the Hanshin Tigers of the Central League.
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He made public that he is a Zainichi Korean in 2004 (http://www.chosunonline.com/article/20040120000035/).
Biography
Hiyama graduated from Heian High School and entered Toyo University. He played in the Tohto University Baseball League, and got 83 hits (13 home runs) in 261 at bats (batting average: .318), and batted in 45 runs.
He was drafted by the Hanshin Tigers in 1991, and through 2011 season, his statistics are 1240 hits (including 159 home runs) in 4754 at bats (average: .261), and 688 RBIs (ja:桧山進次郎).
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