SAPPORO - The Nippon Ham Fighters on Friday named colorful former outfielder Tsuyoshi Shinjo as their next manager, giving the Pacific League club a radically different look after falling short of the postseason for the third straight year under outgoing skipper Hideki Kuriyama.
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