Norihiro Nakamura

Norihiro Nakamura
Nakamura while playing with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
Third baseman/Coach
Born: (1973-07-24) July 24, 1973 (age 51) Osaka, Japan
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
NPB: June 12, 1992, for the Kintetsu Buffaloes
MLB: April 10, 2005, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last appearance
October, 2014, for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars
NPB statistics
Batting average	.266
Home runs	404
Hits	2,101
Runs batted in	1,348
MLB statistics
Batting average	.128
Home runs	0
Hits	5
Runs batted in	3
Teams
As player Kintetsu Buffaloes Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes (1992–2004) Los Angeles Dodgers (2005) Orix Buffaloes (2006) Chunichi Dragons (2007–2008) Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2009–2010) Yokohama BayStars / Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2011–2014) As coach Hamamatsu Kaiseikan High School (2017-2021) Chunichi Dragons (2022-2023)
Career highlights and awards
9× NPB All-Star (1995, 1996, 1999 - 2002, 2004, 2012, 2013) Pacific League Leader of Home Run (2000) 2× Pacific League Leader of RBI (2000, 2001) 5× Pacific League Best Nine Award (1996, 1999 - 2002) 7× Mitsui Golden Glove Award (1999 - 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008) 2× NPB All-Star Game MVP (2001, 2012) 2007 Japan Series MVP
Medals Men's baseball Representing  Japan Olympics Athens 2004 Team Competition

Norihiro Nakamura (中村 紀洋, Nakamura Norihiko, born July 24, 1973) is a Japanese former professional baseball third baseman. Nakamura spent almost all of his professional career in Japan with the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes. Nakamura had a .266 career batting average, 404 home runs and 1348 RBI, and was an eight-time All-Star and four-time Golden Glove winner. Nakamura is one of only 16 players to have hit 400 or more home runs in NPB.