In three years in the major leagues he batted .245 with 20 homers and 100 RBIs in 303 games.
In Japan, Shinjo has a .253 lifetime batting average with 192 homers and 663 RBIs in 1,301 games over 15 seasons.
magnificent seven
Seven Venezuelan pitchers started in the major leagues on Tuesday, setting a record for the baseball-crazed Central American country where the achievement was heralded as a sign of its growing presence in the game.
Tony Armas Jr. and Gustavo Chacin got the ball for Washington and Toronto, respectively. Mets right-hander Victor Zambrano struggled in a loss to the Braves. The Angels-Twins game featured two Venezuelan pitchers: Minnesota right-hander Carlos Silva and Los Angeles right-hander Kelvim Escobar.
Felix Hernandez of Seattle and Carlos Zambrano of the Chicago Cubs also started Tuesday.
The seven pitchers got a lot of attention in Venezuela, where the country's sports daily Meridiano said it showed the growth of the country's baseball talent. "Lucky seven," the paper said. "The seven wonders of the world."
The previous record for Venezuela was five starters on August 17, 2004, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
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