Koichi Oshima
Koichi Oshima | |
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Coach / Infielder | |
Born: Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan | June 17, 1967|
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
NPB debut | |
April 18, 1993, for the Kintetsu Buffaloes | |
Last NPB appearance | |
September 28, 2005, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | |
NPB statistics | |
Batting average | .261 |
Hits | 1088 |
Runs batted in | 334 |
Stolen Bases | 71 |
Home runs | 24 |
Teams | |
As player
As coach | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Medal record | ||
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Representing Japan | ||
Men's Baseball | ||
Summer Olympics | ||
Barcelona 1992 | Team | |
Intercontinental Cup | ||
Barcelona 1991 | Team |
Koichi Oshima (大島 公一, Oshima Koichi, born June 17, 1967) is a retired Japanese professional baseball player from Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan. He played for the Kintetsu Buffaloes, Orix Buffaloes, and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles during his professional career, and currently works as a minor league hitting coach for the Orix Buffaloes.
Oshima was a valuable switch hitter and a solid fielder, winning three Japanese golden glove awards at second base, and two Best Nine awards. He dismissed an offer to work as a coach when the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes and Orix BlueWave merged, and played a season with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles before becoming a coach for the Orix Buffaloes in 2006.
He won a bronze medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics before entering the Japanese professional leagues.
References
- 1967 births
- Living people
- People from Itabashi
- Hosei University alumni
- Japanese baseball players
- Kintetsu Buffaloes players
- Orix BlueWave players
- Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles players
- Baseball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic baseball players of Japan
- Olympic bronze medalists for Japan
- Olympic medalists in baseball
- Japanese baseball coaches
- Nippon Professional Baseball coaches
- Japanese Olympic medalist stubs
- Japanese baseball infielder stubs
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics