Seiji Tomashino

Seiji Tomashino (笘篠 誠治)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 160 lb.

• High School Uenomiya High School

• Born June 22, 1964 in Ibaraki, Osaka Japan

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Biographical Information

The older brother of Kenji Tomashino, Seiji Tomashino was drafted by the Seibu Lions in the second round of the 1982 NPB draft. He split short with Shawn Barton for the 1985 San Jose Giants, hitting .296/.372/.396. He first appeared regularly with Seibu in 1986 after a few years in the minors, hitting .278/.313/.380 in a limited role that year. In 1987, Seiji had 277 AB (the most he would get in any season) but hit just .220/.257/.350, stole 14 bases in 19 tries and laid down 21 sacrifices.

Playing over 50 games but getting under 85 AB each year, Tomashino hit .282/.329/.437 in '88 and .185/.214/.235 in '89. In 1990, Seiji began a run of fairly productive seasons in which he saw regular time off the bench. He hit .271/.333/.350 (11 SB in 12 tries) in '90, .277/.329/.345 in '91, .295/.355/.398 (16-20 in SB) in '92, .258/.315/.335 in '93 and .266/.327/.342 (11-12 in SB) in '94 (in which he played primarily left field - he played every infield position as well during his career).

In 1995, the 31-year-old slipped to .224/.288/.293 in reduced time, then bounced back to .300/.324/.367 in 30 AB in 1996, mostly as a pinch-hitter. In '97, Seiji finished his career with a .150/.227/.150 campaign. His career statistics were .256/.307/.346 with 90 steals in 119 tries. After retiring, he coached in the Japanese minors.

Source: Japanbaseballdaily.com by Gary Garland