Shinichi Sato

Shinichi Sato
Outfielder / Coach
Born: August 7, 1965 Sapporo, Hokkaido
Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
April 11, 1993, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
Last NPB appearance
October 11, 2005, for the Yakult Swallows
NPB statistics
Batting average	.261
Hits	376
Runs batted in	155
Stolen Bases	25
Home runs	36
Teams
As players Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (1993 – 1995) Yakult Swallows (1996 – 2005) As coach Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2006 – 2014) Orix Buffaloes (2015)

Olympic medal record
Men's Baseball
	Barcelona 1992	Team Competition

Shinichi Sato (佐藤 真一 Satō Shin'ichi), born August 7, 1965, is a retired Japanese professional baseball player from Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan.

Sato joined the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks at age 28, but did not live up to expectations with the team. He was traded to the Yakult Swallows in 1996, and played in 113 games in 1999, marking a .341 batting average. He also broke the team record with 25 consecutive game hits. He was relegated to pinch-hitting duty afterwards, and retired after the 2005 season at age 40. He currently works as a batting coach under Tokyo Yakult Swallows manager Junji Ogawa.

He won a bronze medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics before entering the Japanese professional leagues.

References

Baseball Reference