Takayuki Nishijima | |
Position: | Outfielder |
Birth Date: | 12 August 1971 |
Birth Place: | Sunakawa, Hokkaido, Japan |
Throws: | Left |
Bats: | Left |
Debutleague: | NPB |
Debutdate: | October 10 |
Debutteam: | Fukuoka Daiei Hawks |
Debutyear: | 1992 |
Finaldate: | June 1 |
Finalyear: | 1999 |
Finalteam: | Fukuoka Daiei Hawks |
Statleague: | NPB |
Stat1label: | Avg. |
Stat1value: | .189 |
Stat2label: | Games Played |
Stat2value: | 36 |
Stat3label: | Hits |
Stat3value: | 7 |
Stat4label: | RBI |
Stat4value: | 1 |
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Takayuki Nishijima (西島 貴之, born August 12, 1971) is a former Japanese professional baseball outfielder from Sunakawa, Hokkaido, Japan. He is a left handed hitter and fielder.
Nishijima spent part of the 1990 season and all of 1992 in the United States, playing for the unaffiliated Salinas Spurs of the Class A+ California League. During those two seasons, he hit .270 with one home run, 133 hits, and 46 RBI to go along with 20 stolen bases.[1]
After the 1992 California League season, the 20 year old Nishijima started playing for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks, appearing in 2 NPB games at the end of their season.
Nishijima rejoined the Hawks in 1995, serving sporadically as a backup outfielder until 1999.