Shoya Shinzato

Shoya Shinzato (新里 紹也)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 7", Weight 154 lb.

• High School Okinawa Suisan High School

• Born August 6, 1972 in Nakagami-gun, Okinawa Japan

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Biographical Information

Shoya Shinzato was drafted by the Daiei Hawks in the 7th round of the 1996 NPB draft, and he stayed in the minors in 1997. He played 68 games with a .220/.309/.268 batting line in 1998 (he had 102 PA, backing up Shikato Yanagita), but he only got one more at-bat before the Hawks released him in 2000. Shinzato signed with the Kintetsu Buffaloes, and he announced his retirement after hitting .231/.302/.308 as a backup infielder in 2001.

Sources

• Wiki Japan