Ayahito Shinada

Ayahito Shinada (品田 操士)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 184 lb.

• High School Hanasaki Tokuharu High School

• Born October 3, 1973 in Saitama, Saitama Japan

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Biographical Information

Ayahito Shinada was drafted by the Kintetsu Buffaloes in the 3rd round of the 1991 NPB draft, and he debuted against the Seibu Lions on September 1. However, Shinada allowed 15 runs in 3 2/3 innings, and he set the NPB record for most runs allowed in a debut game. Shinada then stayed in the minors in 1993, and he recorded a 4.31 ERA in 15 games in 1994. He went 2-0 with a 6.16 ERA in 1995, and he had a 4-2 record with a 5.04 ERA in 1996. Shinada then suffered from a knee injury, and he only pitched 8 games combined in the next two seasons. He was 1-3 with a 6.60 ERA in 1999, and he was released in 2000.

He then went to the USA, and he went 10-7 with a 3.29 ERA for the 2001 Elmira Pioneers. He tied Joel Bennett and Eric LeBlanc for the Northern League East lead in wins and was one complete game behind Bennett's 4 for the lead. Moving to Bologna in Serie A1 in 2002, he was 10-4 with a 2.08 ERA and 136 K in 117 IP then had a 1-1, 3.09 record in the semifinals. He was 4th in ERA (between Shane Tonkin and Otoniel Lanfranco), 5th in strikeouts (between John Kelly and Javier Samboy) and tied for 3rd in wins for a fine final campaign. His brother Kansuke Shinada pitched for the Hiroshima Carp in the minors for 3 years, but he never reached the top team.

Overall, Shinada was 7-5 with a 6.19 ERA, struck out 111 and pitched 160 innings in 7 seasons in NPB.

Sources

• Wiki Japan
• Serie A1 at scorekeepers.org