#2 Kenji Johjima

Name, first name: Johjima Kenji（城島健司）

Fans call him: Gorilla

Number: 2

Position: Catcher

Date of birth: 8.06.1976

Place of birth: Nagasaki

Height/Weight: 182cm/90kg

Blood type: A

Throws/Bats: Right/Right

High School: Meiho

Draft: 1994 (No. 1)

Former teams: Daiei Hawks (currently Softbank), Mariners (MLB), in Hanshin since 2010.

Awards: Best 9 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005), Golden Glove (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010), MVP of the month (June 1999, April 2003, June 2004), Pacific League MVP (2003), Japan Series MVP (1999, 2003), Best battery (1999 with K. Kudoh, 2000 with S. Yoshida, 2001 with K. Tanoue, 2003 with K. Saito, 2004 with K. Mise).

Comment: Johjima does not have unanimous support because of his stubborn nature. Nevertheless, after his return from MLB, Johjima has adapted to the game style of the Central League (he played in the Pacific League before going to the U.S.)

2010 stats:

AVG	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	SAC	SB
.303	144	602	168	29	0	28	76	91	2	9