Shinjiro Hiyama


Shinjiro Hiyama is a Korean baseball player from Ukyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. He plays as an outfielder for the Hanshin Tigers of the Central League.

Biography

A second-generation Zainichi Korean, Hiyama graduated from Heian High School and entered Toyo University. He played in the Tohto University Baseball League, and got 83 hits in 261 at bats, and batted in 45 runs.
He was drafted by the Hanshin Tigers in 1991, and through 2011 season, his statistics are 1240 hits in 4754 at bats, and 688 RBIs.