Shunji Nishi

Shunji Nishi (西 俊児)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 167 lb.

• School Senshu University
• High School Taisei High School

• Born January 17, 1965 in Kainan, Wakayama Japan

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Biographical Information

Shunji Nishi played in Nippon Pro Baseball for 11 years. His uncles Mitsuo Nishi and Isoroku Nishi both played in NPB.

Nishi was drafted by the Daiei Hawks in the 4th round of the 1989 NPB draft, and he only played 6 games combined for the top team in his first three seasons. He shined in the NPB Farm Leagues, and he hit .285 with 47 RBI to lead the Western League in RBI in 1991. Nishi hit .309 with 14 homers in 1992, and he led the league in RBI again. He finally got some chances with the big club in 1993, and he played 50 games with a .293/.356/.359 batting line. He easily outhit starting third baseman Hiroshi Moriwaki though fellow backup Motoyasu Wakai was even better. However, Nishi slumped to .167/.231/.292 in 1994, and he was 3-for-18 in 1995. The Hawks then traded him to the Nippon Ham Fighters for Masashi Arikura, and he got 19 at-bats combined in the next two seasons. He led the Eastern League with 73 RBI in 1997. Nishi recorded a .306/.342/.472 batting line in 36 at-bats in 1998, and he was 3-for-22 in 1999. Despite hitting .306 and ranked 2nd in batting in the minors, Nishi only got 6 at-bats for the big club in 2000, and he announced his retirement. He then became the minor league fielding coach for the Fighters from 2001 to 2002, and he coached their top team from 2003 to 2005. Nishi moved to the Rakuten Golden Eagles as fielding coach from 2007 to 2009, then he scouted for them. He signed [[Ryuji Kitaura ]] and Ryotaro Suzuki. He returned to the Fighters as minor league manager from 2013 to 2014.

Overall, Nishi hit .233/.291/.308 with 53 hits in 11 seasons in NPB.

Sources

• Wiki Japan