Motohiro Shima

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Motohiro Shima
Motohiro Shima
	File:Shima motohiro.jpg Shima with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Chunichi Dragons
	Catcher / Coach
	Born: December 13, 1984 (age 41)
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
	March 28, 2007, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Last NPB appearance
	October 3, 2022, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
NPB statistics
Batting average	.240
Hits	936
Home runs	26
RBIs	315
Stolen bases	50
	Stats at Baseball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
	Managerial record at Baseball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
Teams
	As player Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2007–2019); Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2020–2022); As coach Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2022–2025); Chunichi Dragons (2026–present);
Career highlights and awards
	6× NPB All-Star (2007, 2010-2014); 2× Mitsui Golden Glove Award (2010, 2013); 2× Best Nine Award (2010, 2013); 2× Japan Series champion (2013, 2021);

Motohiro Shima (嶋基宏, Shima Motohiro; born December 13, 1984 in Kaizu, Gifu) is a Japanese former professional baseball catcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and Tokyo Yakult Swallows from 2007 to 2022. He is currently a coach for the Chunichi Dragons.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
NPB.com

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v t e Chunichi Dragons current roster
Pitchers	11 Masaki Nakanishi 13 Yūki Hashimoto 14 Shō Kusaka 16 Yoshinori Sakurai 17 Yūya Yanagi 19 Hiroto Takahashi 20 Hideaki Wakui 21 Yumeto Kanemaru 22 Yūdai Ōno 26 Reia Nakachi 29 Yūta Matsukihira 30 Akira Neo 32 Mao Itō 34 Hiroto Fuku 36 Kōnosuke Fukuda 38 Takahiro Matsuba 41 Akiyoshi Katsuno 46 Yūgo Umeno 47 Seiya Yoshida 50 Tatsuya Shimizu 52 Kunitada Shinozaki 54 Kento Fujishima 59 Kōki Saitō 61 Kōsuke Takahashi 64 Keito Arima 69 Mizuki Miura 70 Ren Kondō 90 Shinya Matsuyama 91 Humberto Mejía 93 Kyle Muller - Albert Abreu
Catchers	9 Yūta Ishii 35 Takuya Kinoshita 39 Shingo Usami 43 Taisei Miya 49 Takuma Katō 58 Kōta Ishibashi
Infielders	0 Rintarō Tsujimoto 2 Mikiya Tanaka 3 Shūhei Takahashi 4 Orlando Calixte 5 Kaito Muramatsu 7 Hiroki Fukunaga 25 Takaya Ishikawa 31 Shunta Mori 45 Ryūku Tsuchida 48 Toshiki Abe 56 Mao Shimpo 60 Yasuhiro Yamamoto 63 Yutaro Itayama 65 Naoto Chino 95 Cristián Rodríguez 97 Seishū Higuchi - Miguel Sanó
Outfielders	00 Gōki Oda 1 Yūki Okabayashi 8 Yōhei Ōshima 24 Jason Vosler 42 Kenta Bright 44 Seiji Kawagoe 51 Seiji Uebayashi 55 Seiya Hosokawa 57 Asahi Hanada 66 Kōsuke Ukai 67 Kiramu Noto
Development	201 Kenshin Makino 202 Naiki Nakamura 203 Kenya Inoue 204 Hiroto Mori 205 Shōta Habu 206 Ryūnosuke Yamaasa 207 Keishi Tsuda 209 Yūma Fukumoto 211 Kōdai Umetsu 213 Akio Moriyama 215 Tōki Hiwatari 216 Taiga Ishikawa 217 Aisuke Mikami 218 Rii Kawakami 219 Randy Martínez 220 Carlos Monier
First squad coaching	Manager: 99 Kazuki Inoue Head coach: 77 Motohiro Shima Pitching coaches: 83 Daisuke Yamai, 82 Takuya Asao Hitting coordinator: 89 Nobuhiko Matsunaka Hitting coach: 75 Masaaki Koike Battery coach: 72 Shōta Ōno Baserunning/defense coaches: 71 Naomichi Donoue, 81 Yūto Morikoshi, 79 Ryōsuke Hirata Roving pitching/Development coach: 76 Akinori Ōtsuka
Second squad coaching	Manager: 74 Yūji Iiyama Pitching coordinator: 88 Eiji Ochiai Pitching coaches: 86 Masato Kobayashi, 98 Shinji Tajima, 80 Ikuo Takayama Hitting coordinator: 96 Tsuneo Fujii Hitting coach: 84 Nobumasa Fukuda Battery coach: 78 Daisuke Maeda Baserunning/defense coaches: 85 Hiroyuki Watanabe, 87 Yutaka Nakamura Development coach: 92 Tetsuya Tani

v t e Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 2013 Japan Series champions
0 Makoto Moriyama 3 Casey McGehee 5 Akihisa Makida 6 Kazuya Fujita 7 Kazuo Matsui 8 Toshiya Nakashima 9 Toshihito Abe 14 Takahiro Norimoto 18 Masahiro Tanaka (2013 PLCS MVP) 20 Kohei Hasebe 21 Yoshinao Kamata 22 Kenji Tomura 23 Ryo Hijirisawa 25 Andruw Jones 26 Norihito Kaneto 27 Takero Okajima 28 Hiroshi Katayama 29 Shota Koseki 31 Manabu Mima (Japan Series MVP) 32 Shintaro Masuda 33 Ginji Akaminai 35 Hiroaki Shimauchi 36 Aoi Enomoto 37 Motohiro Shima 41 Koji Aoyama 42 Ken Ray 43 Yusuke Kosai 44 Takashi Saito 45 Takashi Kawai 48 Tadashi Ishimine 53 Jim Heuser 55 Tetsuro Nishida 57 Shinichiro Koyama 58 Wataru Karashima 64 Hiroyuki Fukuyama 65 Keiji Oyama 67 Tatsuro Iwasaki 69 Brandon Duckworth 90 Sho Miyagawa
Manager 77 Senichi Hoshino Coaches Head 80 Toru Nimura Hitting 82 Tomio Tashiro Asst. hitting 89 Yosuke Hiraishi Pitching 71 Yoshinori Sato Bullpen 72 Ryoji Moriyama Battery 70 Takashi Miwa Infield 73 Yasutomo Suzuki Outfield 76 Osamu Yonemura
Regular season Pacific League Climax Series

Motohiro Shima
File:Shima motohiro.jpg Shima with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Chunichi Dragons
Catcher / Coach
Born: (1984-12-13) December 13, 1984 (age 41)
Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
March 28, 2007, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Last NPB appearance
October 3, 2022, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
NPB statistics
Batting average	.240
Hits	936
Home runs	26
RBIs	315
Stolen bases	50
Stats at Baseball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
Managerial record at Baseball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).

Teams
As player Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2007–2019) Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2020–2022) As coach Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2022–2025) Chunichi Dragons (2026–present)
Career highlights and awards
6× NPB All-Star (2007, 2010-2014) 2× Mitsui Golden Glove Award (2010, 2013) 2× Best Nine Award (2010, 2013) 2× Japan Series champion (2013, 2021)

Motohiro Shima

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