Professional baseball Takeshi Shinjo announced as free contract player November 27, 20:53
Tsuyoshi Shinjo, who played in professional baseball Hanshin and Nippon Ham, and the major leagues and revealed his intention to return to active duty this month, was announced by NPB = Japan Baseball Organization as a free contract player.
Shinjo joined Hanshin in 1990, moved to Nippon Ham after playing in the major league for three years from 2001, and retired from service at the age of 34 in 2006.
Mr. Shinjo, who became 47 years old, said in the video released on SNS's Instagram on 12th of this month, “I will start training today and become a professional baseball player once more” It was made clear.
On the 27th, NPB received an application from Nippon Ham and announced Shinjo as a free contract player.
In the baseball agreement, when a retired voluntary player returns to active duty, he must return to the team he belonged to when he retired. It is now possible to contract with the team.
Shinjo-san won the Golden Grab Award 10 times for the defense of the center that made full use of his courage and strong shoulders, and also had punching batting, marking 1524 hits in Japan and the United States, marking 225 home runs .
In addition, when he was enrolled in the Major League Giants, he played for the first time in the World Series of Japanese players, and after returning to the Japanese baseball world, he gained popularity as a central player of Nippon Ham with various performances and fan services.