Katsunori Nomura 野村 克則 カツノリ | |
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Hanshin Tigers – No. 87 | |
Catcher / Coach | |
Born: Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan | July 23, 1973|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
NPB debut | |
April 16, 1997, for the Yakult Swallows | |
Last NPB appearance | |
October 1, 2006, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | |
NPB statistics | |
Batting average | .185 |
On-base percentage | .237 |
Slugging percentage | .261 |
Teams | |
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Last updated on: July 25, 20224 |
Katsunori Nomura (野村 克則, Nomura Katsunori, born July 23, 1973) also called as Katsunori (カツノリ) is currently a Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) coach for the Hanshin Tigers. Before coaching, he played in NPB from 1996 to 2006, primarily as a second or third-string catcher. Nomura was drafted in 1995 by the Yakult Swallows, the team managed by his father, catching-great and long-time manager Katsuya Nomura. Over the course of his playing career, his father managed him for five seasons with three different teams—two with the Swallows, two with the Hanshin Tigers and one with the Golden Eagles.