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Kenji Johjima (城島 健司, Jōjima Kenji, born June 8, 1976) / ˈ dʒ oʊ dʒ iː m ə / is a Japanese former professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for four years with the Seattle Mariners in the American League, then returned to Japan and played for the Hanshin Tigers.
Kenji Johjima: Fukuoka Daiei Hawks: Catcher.330 batting average; 34 home runs; 119 RBIs [110] 2004: Nobuhiko Matsunaka (2) Fukuoka Daiei Hawks: First baseman.358 batting average; 44 home runs; 120 RBIs [107] 2005: Toshiya Sugiuchi: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks: Starting pitcher: 2.11 earned run average; 218 strikeouts; 18–4 record in 26 games ...
A total of 81 Japanese-born [1] [2] players have played in at least one Major League Baseball (MLB) game. Of these players, eleven are on existing MLB rosters.The first instance of a Japanese player playing in MLB occurred in 1964, when the Nankai Hawks, a Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) team, sent three exchange prospects to the United States to gain experience in MLB's minor league system.
Daiei had the best offense in the league, led by Nobuhiko Matsunaka, Kenji Johjima, and Tadahito Iguchi, with speedsters Munenori Kawasaki and Arihito Muramatsu setting up the sluggers with their speed. The Hawks also had four hitters with 100 or more runs batted in and the team batted a league record .297.
Kenji Johjima (2006–2009) Ryan Vogelsong (2000–2006, 2011–2017) Tsuyoshi Shinjo (2001–2003) Keiichi Yabu (2005, 2008) Masanori Murakami (1964–1965) Cecil ...
Youth was also on the Hawks' side as they had many home-grown stars like Hiroki Kokubo (.234, 24 HR, 77 RBI), Nobuhiko Matsunaka (.268, 23 HR, 71 RBI), and Kenji Johjima (.306, 17 HR, 77 RBI). Rodney Pedraza was the team's closer, and the first-year foreigner recorded 27 saves to set a team record.
Jōjima (城島), also spelled Jojima or Johjima, may refer to: Jōjima, Fukuoka, Japan; Kenji Johjima (born 1976), Japanese baseball player; Koriki Jojima (born 1947), Japanese politician; Takatsugu Jōjima (1890–1967), a Japanese navy admiral
The core of the team was still intact, with Kenji Johjima anchoring a strong lineup that also featured stars Nobuhiko Matsunaka and Hiroki Kokubo. Pitching-wise, the Hawks saw the big-stage debut of future right-handed ace Kazumi Saitoh, who would make three appearances in relief without giving up a run.