Koichi Oshima Explained

Koichi Oshima
Position:Coach / Infielder
Birth Date:17 June 1967
Birth Place:Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan
Bats:Switch
Throws:Right
Debutleague:NPB
Debutdate:April 18
Debutyear:1993
Debutteam:Kintetsu Buffaloes
Finalleague:NPB
Finaldate:September 28
Finalyear:2005
Finalteam:Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Statleague:NPB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.261
Stat2label:Hits
Stat2value:1088
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:334
Stat4label:Stolen Bases
Stat4value:71
Stat5label:Home runs
Stat5value:24
Teams:As player

As coach

  • Orix Buffaloes (–)
Awards:

is a retired Japanese professional baseball player from Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan. He played for the Kintetsu Buffaloes, Orix Buffaloes, and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles during his professional career, and currently works as a minor league hitting coach for the Orix Buffaloes.

Oshima was a valuable switch hitter and a solid fielder, winning three Japanese golden glove awards at second base, and two Best Nine awards. He dismissed an offer to work as a coach when the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes and Orix BlueWave merged, and played a season with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles before becoming a coach for the Orix Buffaloes in 2006.

He won a bronze medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics before entering the Japanese professional leagues.

References

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