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Shinjiro Hiyama

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Shinjiro Hiyama
桧山 進次郎
outfielder
Born: Hwang Jin-hwan
(1969-07-01) July 1, 1969 (age 55)
Ukyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Batted: left
Threw: right
NPB debut
May 30, 1992, for the Hanshin Tigers
Last appearance
October 5, 2013, for the Hanshin Tigers
NPB statistics
(through 2012 season)
Batting average.260
Hits1253
Home runs159
RBIs694
Teams

Shinjiro Hiyama (桧山 進次郎, Hiyama Shinjirō, Korean황진환; Hanja黄進煥; RRHwang 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.

Biography

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A second-generation Zainichi Korean, Hiyama graduated from Heian High School and entered Toyo University.[1] 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).

References

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  1. ^ "阪神タイガースの檜山進次郎選手が「在日」を公表" (in Japanese). Chosun Online. Archived from the original on April 18, 2007.
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