Tsuyoshi Nishioka

Tsuyoshi Nishioka
Nishioka during his tenure with the Chiba Lotte Marines in 2010.
Hanshin Tigers – No. 5
Infielder
Born: (1984-07-27) July 27, 1984 (age 32) Daitō, Osaka, Japan
Batted: Switch Threw: Right-handed
Professional debut
NPB: June 23, 2003, for the Chiba Lotte Marines
MLB: April 1, 2011, for the Minnesota Twins
Last MLB appearance
August 8, 2012, for the Minnesota Twins
NPB statistics (through 2016 season)
Batting average	.291
Hits	1165
Home runs	61
Runs batted in	377
Stolen bases	193
MLB statistics
Batting average	.215
Hits	50
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	20
Stolen bases	2
Teams
Chiba Lotte Marines (2003–2010) Minnesota Twins (2011–2012) Hanshin Tigers (2013–Present)
Career highlights and awards
2× Japan Series champion (2005, 2010) 5× NPB All-Star (2005–2008, 2010) 3× NPB Best Nine Award (2005, 2007, 2010) 3× NPB Golden Glove Award (2005, 2007, 2010) 2× NPB stolen base leader (2005–2006) 2010 NPB batting champion 2010 NPB safe hit champion 2010 NPB 27 Slug prize record
Last updated on: Nov 12, 2010

Tsuyoshi Nishioka

Medal record
Men's baseball
Representing  Japan
World Baseball Classic
	2006 San Diego	Team

Tsuyoshi Nishioka (西岡 剛, Nishioka Tsuyoshi^?, born July 27, 1984) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder who plays for the Hanshin Tigers in Nippon Professional Baseball's (NPB) Central League. He previously played in NPB for the Chiba Lotte Marines from 2003 through 2010, and for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball from 2011 through 2012.

Nishioka played in the 2006 World Baseball Classic as well as the 2008 Beijing Olympics as a member of the Japanese national team. In 2010 he became the fifth person to record 200 hits in a single NPB season.

Nishioka was born in Daitō, Osaka, and grew up in the city of Nara. He played in the national tournament as a member of Kōriyama Senior while attending Nara Prefectural Heijō East Junior High School, starting baseball as a right-handed hitter and switched to the left side during junior high.