Shinya Tsuruoka (鶴岡 慎也, born April 11, 1981, in Kagoshima, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

Shinya Tsuruoka
Tsuruoka with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
Catcher / Coach
Born: (1981-04-11) April 11, 1981 (age 43)
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
NPB debut
September 7, 2005, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
Last NPB appearance
October 29, 2021, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
NPB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Batting average.238
Hits646
Home runs20
RBIs267
Stolen Bases12
Teams
As player

As coach

  • Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2019–2021)
Career highlights and awards
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