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Former star outfielder Tsuyoshi Shinjo announced as next Fighters manager - The Japan Times
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Nippon Ham Fighters manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo shows up during the season-opening ceremony before a baseball game against the SoftBank Hawks on March 25, 2022, at PayPay Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan. (Kyodo)==Kyodo
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Nippon-Ham Fighters manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo arrives at Kunigami Baseball Stadium in Kunigami Village, Okinawa Prefecture on February 1, 2022, the first day of the training camp. Former major League Baseball (MBL) player
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Nippon Ham Fighters manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo arrives at a baseball stadium at the club's offseason training site in Kunigami, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 10, 2021. (Kyodo)==Kyodo Photo via Credit: Newscom/Alamy Live News
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Nippon Ham Fighters manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo shows up during the season-opening ceremony before a baseball game against the SoftBank Hawks on March 25, 2022, at PayPay Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan. (Kyodo)==Kyodo
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Mayer] Nippon Ham Fighters manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo has changed his registered name in the Japanese League to Big Boss. The league checked to see if it was within the rules, and the
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Nippon Ham Fighters manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo appears at Sapporo Dome in a white Lamborghini during a
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Tsuyoshi Shinjo makes flashy start as Fighters manager - The Japan Times
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Former Nippon Ham Fighters outfielder Tsuyoshi Shinjo, a 48-year-old who has come out of retirement to try to play professional baseball, hits an RBI single in a simulated game during a tryout