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.

Career

Nakamura was selected to the 2018 NPB All-Star game [jp].[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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Coskrey, Jason (28 November 2021). "Steady MVP Yuhei Nakamura guides Swallows to Japan Series title". The Japan Times. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Baseball: Shingo Kawabata pinch-hit drives Swallows to Japan Series title". Kyodo News. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Team Japan delivers record ratings during WBC". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuhei_Nakamura
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