Ryota Nakamura (baseball)
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| Ryota Nakamura | |
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| Chiba Lotte Marines – No. 124 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1998-05-18) May 18, 1998 (age 27) Yotsukaidō, Chiba, Japan | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| July 7, 2022, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | |
| NPB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 0-0 |
| ERA | 33.75 |
| Strikeouts | 1 |
Stats at Baseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Ryota Nakamura (中村 亮太, Nakamura Ryota; born May 18, 1998) is a Japanese professional baseball Pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball.
On October 26, 2020, Nakamura was drafted as a developmental player by the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in the 2020 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[1][2]
In 2021 season, he played in the Western League of NPB's minor leagues and informal matches against Shikoku Island League Plus's teams and amateur baseball teams.
On July 2, 2022, Nakamura signed a 6.5 million yen contract as a registered player under control.[3] On July 7, he pitched his debut game against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles as a relief pitcher.[4]
On November 10, 2022, the Hawks re-signed Nakamura as a developmental player at an estimated salary of 6.5 million yen, which is the same as his current salary.[5] On November 27, he changed his uniform number from 60 to 137 beginning with the 2023 season, it was announced.[6] July 24, he will change his uniform number from 137 to 20, it was announced.
References
- ↑ "Nishinippon Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク「中村」3人目、育成8位は東農大北海道オホーツク・中村亮太". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). October 26, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
- ↑ In the NPB, in addition to the 70 registered players under management (active roster of players), each team can have developmental squad players for the purpose of improving their baseball skills and training manners. They aim to be promoted to registered players under management within the 3-year contract period (non-tender FA players and contract expired players renew their contract every year).
- ↑ "Sankei Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク黒瀬健太、支配下復帰 巨人・中田翔「これで満足するな」とエール". Sankei Sports (in Japanese). July 2, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
- ↑ "Nishinippon Sports baseball news 育成出身の中村亮太がホロ苦デビュー プロ初登板は1回3失点 大叔父は阪神、オリックス元監督". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). July 7, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
- ↑ "Nikkansports Sports baseball news 【【ソフトバンク】中村亮太が来季育成契約「悔しさをバネに、もう１度頑張りたい」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ↑ "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks press release 2022/11/27(日) プレスリリース 背番号の変更について". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). November 27, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Career statistics - NPB.jp
- 60 Ryota Nakamura PLAYERS2022 - Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site
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