Kenji Tomashino

Kenji Tomashino (笘篠 賢治, Tomashino Kenji, born October 11, 1966) is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball infielder/outfielder.[1] His elder brother Seiji is also a professional baseball player.

Kenji Tomashino
Infielder / Outfielder / Coach
Born: (1966-10-11)October 11, 1966
Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan
Batted: Both
Threw: Right
NPB debut
April 12, 1989, for the Yakult Swallows
Last appearance
October 11, 1999, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
NPB statistics
(through 1999)
Batting average.254
Hits418
Home runs19
Runs batted in105
Stolen base79
Teams
As player

As coach

Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Team

Life

After graduating from high school, Tomashino went on to Chuo University. There he played as an outfielder and was especially useful because he also protected the infield.[2]

At the 1988 draft meeting, Tomashino agreed to join the Tokyo Yakult Swallows with a contract fee of ¥50 million and an annual salary of ¥6 million.[3]

Since 1989, he has been active with his fast feet as a weapon, and participated in the junior all-star game. That year, he was active as a second baseman instead of his main outfielder position and recorded 32 stolen bases and was awarded the Nippon Professional Baseball Rookie of the Year Award.[4] Kozo Shoda of Hiroshima won the title of the base stealing king with 34 bases. The following year, Tomashino's opportunities decreased under the supervision of Katsuya Nomura, and as a result, his first year became his career-high.[5][6]

After his career as a baseball player, he has been a commentator for Nippon Cultural Broadcasting, Fuji TV One's PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL NEWS, and TV Shinhiroshima.[7]

Family

Tomashino is married to former talent and idol singer Matsumoto Noriko and the two have three sons.[8]

References
  1. "Kenji Tomashino". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  2. 橋上秀樹『野村克也に挑んだ13人のサムライたち』株式会社双葉社、2011年、13ページ、ISBN 978-4-575-15371-2
  3. 朝日新聞、1988年12月2日付朝刊 （23面）
  4. 年度別成績 1989年 セントラル・リーグ
  5. 笘篠誠治＆笘篠賢治　兄は黄金時代の貴重なバックアップ、弟は低迷チームの新人王／プロ野球1980年代の名選手 - 野球：週刊ベースボールONLINE
  6. 栗山英樹(日本ハムファイターズ監督)　小手先の技術より、最後の勝負は「愛」だよ（週刊現代） | 現代ビジネス | 講談社（5/7）
  7. 2017年には東亜学園高等学校・中央大学で野球部に在籍した長男・笘篠諒太が入社し、メディア本部編成局編成部に在職している（マイナビ2020・入社してから成長が止まらない ! それぞれの役割で活躍中の三人 - マイナビ。2019年6月30日更新・新卒業生進路 Archived 2017-01-10 at the Wayback Machine：中央大学硬式野球部ホームページ）。
  8. "３児の母…松本典子が19年ぶりに歌手復帰 - 音楽ニュース". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-09-02.



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