Koichi Oshima, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Koichi Oshima

baseball player

Date of Birth: 17-Jun-1967

Place of Birth: Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Koichi Oshima (?? ??, Oshima Koichi, born June 17, 1967) is a retired Japanese professional baseball player from Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan.
He played for the Kintetsu Buffaloes, Orix Buffaloes, and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles during his professional career, and currently works as a minor league hitting coach for the Orix Buffaloes. Oshima was a valuable switch hitter and a solid fielder, winning three Japanese golden glove awards at second base, and two Best Nine awards.
He dismissed an offer to work as a coach when the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes and Orix BlueWave merged, and played a season with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles before becoming a coach for the Orix Buffaloes in 2006. He won a bronze medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics before entering the Japanese professional leagues.