Koichi Oshima
| Koichi Oshima | |||
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| Coach / Infielder | |||
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Born: June 17, 1967 Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan | |||
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| NPB debut | |||
| April 18, 1993, for the Kintetsu Buffaloes | |||
| Last NPB appearance | |||
| September 28, 2005, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | |||
| NPB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .261 | ||
| Hits | 1088 | ||
| Runs batted in | 334 | ||
| Stolen Bases | 71 | ||
| Home runs | 24 | ||
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As player As coach | |||
| Career highlights and awards | |||
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Competitor for  Japan
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| Men's Baseball | ||
| Summer Olympics | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | Barcelona 1992 | Team |
| Intercontinental Cup | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | Barcelona 1991 | Team |
Koichi Oshima (大島 公一 Oshima Koichi, born June 17, 1967) is a retired Japanese professional baseball player from Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan. He played for the Kintetsu Buffaloes, Orix Buffaloes, and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles during his professional career, and currently works as a minor league hitting coach for the Orix Buffaloes.
Oshima was a valuable switch hitter and a solid fielder, winning three Japanese golden glove awards at second base, and two Best Nine awards. He dismissed an offer to work as a coach when the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes and Orix BlueWave merged, and played a season with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles before becoming a coach for the Orix Buffaloes in 2006.
He won a bronze medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics before entering the Japanese professional leagues.