| Yuhei Nakamura | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Nakamura in 2011 at Yokohama Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo Yakult Swallows – No. 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Catcher | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born: 17 June 1990 Ōno, Fukui, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||||||||
| debut | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 October, 2009, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NPB statistics (through 2023 season) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .243 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hits | 905 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| RBIs | 347 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stolen bases | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Yuhei Nakamura (中村 悠平, Nakamura Yūhei, born 17 June 1990) is a Japanese professional baseball player. He plays catcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
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Career
Nakamura was selected to the 2018 NPB All-Star game.[1] In the 2021 Japan Series, he batted 7-for-22 (a team-best .318 average) with three RBIs and threw out a couple of base-runners to win the Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award.[2][3][4]
International career
Nakamura appeared in 5 games for Japan in the 2023 World Baseball Classic, winning gold.[5]
References
- ^ "マイナビオールスターゲーム2018 出場者". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). 3 July 2018.
- ^ Coskrey, Jason (28 November 2021). "Steady MVP Yuhei Nakamura guides Swallows to Japan Series title". The Japan Times. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Baseball: Shingo Kawabata pinch-hit drives Swallows to Japan Series title". Kyodo News. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ Armstrong, Jim (28 November 2021). "BASEBALL: Swallows Cap Remarkable Turnaround With Japan Series Victory Over Buffaloes". japan-forward.com. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
Swallows catcher Yuhei Nakamura was named Japan Series MVP. He was credited for his solid hitting (a team-best .318 average against the Buffaloes) and for leading the pitching staff in the Japanese Fall Classic.
- ^ "Team Japan delivers record ratings during WBC". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- NPB.com
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