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Jun 08, 1976 Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan 47 years old
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About Kenji Johjima
- Kenji Johjima (?? ??, Jojima Kenji, born June 8, 1976) is a Japanese former professional baseball player.
- He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for four years with the Seattle Mariners in the American League, then returned to Japan and played for the Hanshin Tigers. On November 21, 2005, Johjima and the Mariners agreed to a $16.5 million, three-year contract.
- Prior to signing with the Mariners, he played in Japan for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks team in the Pacific League who drafted him in 1999.
- Johjima also played in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens for Japan.
- On October 19, 2009, Johjima opted out of the final two years of a three-year extension that he had signed with the Mariners in 2008 with the intention to return to playing in Japan.
