Shogo Kimura (木村 昇吾, Kimura Shōgo, born April 16, 1980 in Osaka, Osaka, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player and a cricketer. He plays infielder for the Saitama Seibu Lions. He took up cricket with the Japan Cricket Association after going unsigned following his release by the Seibu Lions.[1][2][3]

Shogo Kimura
Kimura with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Infielder
Born: (1980-04-16) April 16, 1980 (age 42) Jōtō-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan
Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
March 28, 2003, for the Yokohama BayStars
Last NPB appearance
June 9, 2017, for the Saitama Seibu Lions
NPB statistics (through 2017 season)
Batting average	.261
Hits	294
RBIs	71
Home runs	3
Teams
Yokohama BayStars (2003–2007) Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2008–2015) Saitama Seibu Lions (2016–2017)
Cricket information Batting Left-handed International information National side Japan (2018-present) T20I debut (cap 14) 10 October 2022 v Indonesia Last T20I 18 October 2022 v Indonesia Source: Cricinfo, 18 October 2022

In September 2022, he was named in Japan's T20I squad for the 2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier and their series against Indonesia.[4] He made his T20I debut on 10 October 2022, against Indonesia.[5]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
• NPB.com
• Shogo Kimura at ESPNcricinfo

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