Ricardo Shimanoe

Ricardo Hideki Shimanoe

• Height 5' 8", Weight 185 lb

• Born March 1, 1980 in São Paulo, São Paulo Brazil

Ricardo Shimanoe has played for the Brazilian national team. At the time of the 1999 Pan American Games, he was playing in Japan's industrial leagues. Four years later, he was managing in Brazil. He was with Brazil for the 2005 Baseball World Cup, going 1 for 5 with 2 walks and a double while backing up at catcher, first base and third base. In the 2007 Pan American Games, Ricardo was 0 for 1 as the backup to Rafael Motooka at catcher.