Norihiro Nakamura
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Norihiro Nakamura, born July 24, 1973, is a Japanese professional baseball third baseman. He was born in Osaka, Japan. He played in Major League Baseball briefly for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2005.
Nakamura made his MLB debut for the Dodgers on April 10, 2005. Highly touted from his playing days in Japan, Nakamura received the opportunity to win the Dodgers starting third base role after the Dodgers lost their starting third baseman, Adrian Beltre, to free agency in the offseason. However, Nakamura managed only a .128 batting average with no home runs and 3 runs batted in. He was optioned to the Las Vegas 51s, the Dodgers Triple-A affiliate, by mid-May. He would remain with the 51s the remainder of the season, after which the Dodgers granted him his release.
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Categories: 1973 births | Living people | Baseball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics | Japanese baseball players | Olympic bronze medalists for Japan | Olympic competitors for Japan | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes players | Los Angeles Dodgers players | Major league third basemen | People from Osaka Prefecture | Baseball third baseman stubs
