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name=Tomohiro Nioka| image=Tomohiro Nioka 2009 Japan Series.jpg| image_size=220| caption=| position=Infielder/Coach| team=Yomiuri Giants| number=75| bats=Right| throws=Right| debutdate=April 2| debutyear=1999| debutteam=Yomiuri Giants| statyear=2008| stat1label=Batting average| stat1value=.285| stat2label=Home runs| stat2value=157| stat3label=Runs batted in| stat3value=516| teams= As player
}} Tomohiro Nioka (二岡 智宏, born April 29, 1976 in Miyoshi, Hiroshima, Japan) is a Japanese former professional baseball player. He previously played for the Yomiuri Giants and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. Nioka batted and threw right-handed. Japanese careerEarly careerTomohiro Nioka was the second draft pick of the Yomiuri Giants in {{By|1999}}. He made his pro debut that year, playing in 126 games and hitting .289. The following season he played in 119 games, hit 10 home runs, and collected 32 runs batted in. Nioka played in only 86 games in 2001, and played in 112 in 2002. He hit 24 homers (which set a Giants record for his position) and compiled a .281 average in the 2002 season. The Giants won the championship in 2002, and Nioka won the Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award. Career yearTomohiro had a career season in {{By|2003}}. He played in 140 games, and hit .300, the first .300 season of his career. Nioka also recorded career highs in hits (172), home runs (29), stolen bases (14) and runs scored (88). Nioka played a large part in keeping the Giants out of the cellar that year by hitting many home runs that helped snap losing skids, including a home run on September 18 that helped the Giants win, 5 to 3, and end a 9-game losing streak. The Giants tied for 3rd place in 2003. 2004-2013In 2004, Tomohiro appeared in only 91 games, but still managed to collect 88 hits. He had a strong comeback year in 2005, hitting 16 dingers and driving in 58 runs. Nioka hit .301 in 2005, a new career high. In 2006, he reached the 20-home run mark for the third time by sending 25 over the fence. In {{By|2007}}, Nioka hit .295, hit 20 home runs, and set a career high in RBI with 83. He played at both short and third base in '07. On November 14, {{By|2008}}, Nioka and Masanori Hayashi were acquired by the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters for Takahito Kudo and Micheal Nakamura. MLB rumorsIt was rumored over the 2007 Major League Baseball offseason that Nioka, a free agent after the '07 season, was interested in playing in the big leagues. He was quoted as saying "I'd most definitely consider playing in the Major Leagues" in 2003. It was reported that possible destinations for Nioka might be the Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Bay Rays, San Francisco Giants, or St. Louis Cardinals. Love hotel scandalIn July 2008, the Japanese tabloid weekly Josei Seven reported, with pictures, that Nioka, who is married, had gone to a love hotel with TV announcer Mona Yamamoto. The two met by chance at a gay bar in Shinjuku ni-chōme, Tokyo and, according to the newspaper, traveled to the hotel after drinking and conversing for several hours. The incident received widespread press attention in Japan.[1] References1. ^Brasor, Phillip, "All this fuss over just a little drink at a . . . love hotel", Japan Times, July 20, 2008. External links
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