Former Met Tsuyoshi “Massive Boss” Shinjo made his managerial debut with the Nippon-Ham Fighters Tuesday, and his entrance was nothing in need of exhilarating.
Shinjo, who performed for the Mets and Giants from 2001-03, took flight on a hovercraft contained in the Sapporo Dome earlier than the group’s house opener in opposition to the Saitama Seibu Lions.
The footage reveals Shinjo, 50, working the air cushion automobile as a highlight follows him throughout the sphere. His entrance—by which he additionally wore a tinted face helmet, white pants and a crimson jacket—included climactic music.
Shinjo finally made a clean touchdown on the sphere. He then eliminated his helmet and jacket earlier than strutting throughout the diamond.
Though his entrance was profitable, the Fighters’ opener led to a 4-0 loss to the Lions, dropping them to 0-4 on the season.
Shinjo is the first-ever Japanese participant to seem in a World Sequence sport, having finished so in 2002 with the Giants, who misplaced to the Angels in seven video games. After three seasons within the majors, Shinjo was demoted to Triple-A. He later returned to Japan to complete out his profession and gained his first and solely Japan Sequence title in his closing sport as knowledgeable participant.
Shinjo wears many hats in his native Japan. He makes frequent tv appearances and has his personal clothes line. In 2004, Shinjo additionally gained the Japanese model of “Who Needs to Be a Millionaire?”
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