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Kenshi Sugiya

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Kenshi Sugiya
Sugiya with the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
Infielder
Born: (1991-02-04) February 4, 1991 (age 33)
Tokyo Japan
Batted: Both
Threw: Right
NPB debut
June 29, 2011, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
Last NPB appearance
October 2, 2022, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
NPB statistics
Batting average.212
Hits288
Home runs16
RBI104
Stolen bases50
Teams

Kenshi Sugiya (杉谷 拳士, Sugiya Kenshi) (born February 4, 1991) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder. He debuted in 2011 for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters,[1] and played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the team through the 2022 season.

Career

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On December 15, 2017 the Brisbane Bandits announced that Sugiya had signed with the team to play in the Australian Baseball League.[2]

Personal life

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Sugiya is also featured in a dance video on the Fighters' YouTube channel for The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?) (or referred to as The Fox Dance in marketing) which is currently the 3rd most viewed video on the Fighters' YouTube channel, with over 3.1 million views.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Kenshi Sugiya Japanese League Statistics & History - Baseball-Reference.com". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  2. ^ "Nippon Ham Fighters send Sugiya to bolster Bandits - theabl.com.au". theabl.com.au. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
  3. ^ 【杉谷】魂のきつねダンス【踊りすぎや】, 9 June 2022, retrieved 2022-07-20