Kazunori Shinozuka

Kazunori Shinozuka
Kazunori Shinozuka
	Infielder / Coach
	Born: July 16, 1957 (age 67); Chōshi, Chiba, Japan
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
NPB debut
	August 5, 1977, for the Yomiuri Giants
Last NPB appearance
	October 26, 1994, for the Yomiuri Giants
NPB statistics ; (through 1994)
Batting average	.304
Home runs	92
Hits	1696
Teams
	As player Yomiuri Giants (1976–1994); As coach Yomiuri Giants (1995–2003, 2006–2010);
Career highlights and awards
	2× Central League batting champion (1984, 1987); 5× Best Nine Award (1981–1982, 1984, 1986–1987); 4× Golden Glove Award (1981–1982, 1984, 1986); 9× NPB All-Star (1982–1989, 1991);

Kazunori "Toshio" Shinozuka (篠塚和典, Shinozuka Kazunori, born July 16, 1957) is a former professional Japanese baseball player. As a boy, Ichiro Suzuki learned to pattern his original swinging pendulum leg kick after Shinozuka's.

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Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)

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Kazunori Shinozuka
Infielder / Coach
Born: (1957-07-16) July 16, 1957 (age 67) Chōshi, Chiba, Japan
Batted: Left Threw: Right
NPB debut
August 5, 1977, for the Yomiuri Giants
Last NPB appearance
October 26, 1994, for the Yomiuri Giants
NPB statistics (through 1994)
Batting average	.304
Home runs	92
Hits	1696

Teams
As player Yomiuri Giants (1976–1994) As coach Yomiuri Giants (1995–2003, 2006–2010)
Career highlights and awards
2× Central League batting champion (1984, 1987) 5× Best Nine Award (1981–1982, 1984, 1986–1987) 4× Golden Glove Award (1981–1982, 1984, 1986) 9× NPB All-Star (1982–1989, 1991)