Motohiro Shima (嶋 基宏, Shima Motohiro, born December 13, 1984 in Kaizu, Gifu) is a Japanese former professional baseball catcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and Tokyo Yakult Swallows from 2007 to 2022. He is currently a coach for the Swallows.

Motohiro Shima
Shima with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Tokyo Yakult Swallows – No. 73
Catcher / Coach
Born: (1984-12-13) December 13, 1984 (age 39)
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
NPB debut
March 28, 2007, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Last NPB appearance
October 3, 2022, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
NPB statistics
Batting average.240
Hits936
Home runs26
RBIs315
Stolen bases50
Teams
As player

As coach

Career highlights and awards
Medal record
Men's baseball
Representing  Japan
2015 WBSC Premier12
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Tokyo Team
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