Kentaro Nishimura

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Kentaro Nishimura
Nishimura with the Yomiuri Giants
Pitcher
Born: (1985-05-10) May 10, 1985 (age 39) Hiroshima, Japan
Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
July 1, 2004, for the Yomiuri Giants
Last NPB appearance
2018, for the Yomiuri Giants
NPB statistics (through 2017 season)
Win–loss	38–34
ERA	3.12
Strikeouts	529
Teams
Yomiuri Giants (2004–2018)

Kentaro Nishimura (西村 健太朗^[1], Nishimura Kentaro, born May 10, 1985) is a former Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player. He played with the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Central League.

On October 3, 2018, he announced retirement after the season.^[2]