Tsuyoshi Shinjo

Tsuyoshi Shinjo
Tsuyoshi Shinjo in 2006
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – No. 1
Outfielder / Manager
Born: (1972-01-28) January 28, 1972 (age 52) Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
NPB: September 10, 1991, for the Hanshin Tigers
MLB: April 3, 2001, for the New York Mets
Last appearance
MLB: June 27, 2003, for the New York Mets
NPB: October 26, 2006, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
NPB statistics
Batting average	.254
Home runs	205
Runs batted in	716
MLB statistics
Batting average	.245
Home runs	20
Runs batted in	100
Teams
As Player Hanshin Tigers (1991–2000) New York Mets (2001) San Francisco Giants (2002) New York Mets (2003) Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2004–2006) As Manager Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2022–)
Career highlights and awards
7× NPB All-Star (1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004–2006) 3× Best Nine Award (1993, 2000, 2004) 10× Golden Glove Award (1993, 1994, 1996–2000, 2004–2006) Japan Series champion (2006)

Tsuyoshi Shinjo (新庄 剛志, Shinjō Tsuyoshi, January 28, 1972), also known during the 2022 Nippon Professional Baseball season as BIGBOSS (ビッグボス, Biggubosu), is a former Japanese professional baseball outfielder and the current manager for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Shinjo began his playing career with the Hanshin Tigers, and moved to the United States to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets. He is the second Japanese-born position player to play an MLB game, as well as the first in the National League. In 2002, he joined the San Francisco Giants and was the first Japanese-born player to appear in the World Series. He had a second stint with the Mets in 2003, and returned to Japan to play for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, with whom he won the Japan Series in his final season.