Shinya Tsuruoka

Shinya Tsuruoka
Tsuruoka with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – No. 22
Catcher
Born: (1981-04-11) April 11, 1981
Bats: Right Throws: Right
NPB debut
September 7, 2005, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
NPB statistics (through 2016)
Batting average	.238
Home runs	14
RBI	234
Teams
Nippon-Ham Fighters/Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2003–2013) Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2014–2017) Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2018–)
Career highlights and awards
2012 Pacific League Best Nine Award 2009 Pacific League Golden Glove Award 4× Japan Series champion (2006, 2014, 2015,2017) 2× NPB All-Star selection (2012-2013)

Shinya Tsuruoka (鶴岡 慎也, born April 11, 1981 in Kagoshima, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
• NPB.com