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Kenji Tomashino
Kenji Tomashino
	Infielder / Outfielder / Coach
	Born: October 11, 1966 (age 58); Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan
	Batted: Both Threw: Right
NPB debut
	April 12, 1989, for the Yakult Swallows
Last appearance
	October 11, 1999, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
NPB statistics ; (through 1999)
Batting average	.254
Hits	418
Home runs	19
Runs batted in	105
Stolen bases	79
Teams
	As player Yakult Swallows (1989–1997); Hiroshima Toyo Carp (1998–1999); As coach Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2000–2002);
Career highlights and awards
	1989 Central League Rookie of the Year;
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing Japan
Olympic Games

Kenji Tomashino (笘篠賢治, Tomashino Kenji, born October 11, 1966) is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball infielder/outfielder.^[1] His elder brother, Seiji, is also a professional baseball player.

Life

After graduating from high school, Tomashino went on to Chuo University. There he played as an outfielder and was especially useful because he also protected the infield.^[2]

At the 1988 draft meeting, Tomashino agreed to join the Tokyo Yakult Swallows with a contract fee of ¥50 million and an annual salary of ¥6 million.^[3]

Since 1989, he has been active with his fast feet as a weapon, and participated in the junior all-star game. That year, he was active as a second baseman instead of his main outfielder position and recorded 32 stolen bases and was awarded the Nippon Professional Baseball Rookie of the Year Award.^[4] Kozo Shoda of Hiroshima won the title of the base stealing king with 34 bases. The following year, Tomashino's opportunities decreased under the supervision of Katsuya Nomura, and as a result, his first year became his career-high.^[5]^[6]

After his career as a baseball player, he has been a commentator for Nippon Cultural Broadcasting, Fuji TV One's PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL NEWS, and TV Shinhiroshima.^[7]