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Outfielder Tsuyoshi Shinjo, born in Osaka, with the San Francisco Giants in the 2002 World Series. He appeared in three games and had 1 hit in 6 at bats. Obviously, he is also the first Japanese born player to get a base hit in the World Series.

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