Sho Nakata

Sho Nakata

Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters — No. 6
Infielder, Outfielder
Born: April 22, 1989 (1989-04-22) (age 22)
Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Professional debut
NPB: May 23, 2009 for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
NPB statistics
(through 2009 season)
Batting average     .278
Home runs     0
RBI     1
OPS     .623
Teams

Sho Nakata (中田 翔 Nakata Shō?, born April 22, 1989) is a Japanese baseball hitter of the Nippon Professional Baseball. In his high school career, he was a pitcher.[1]

As a high school student, he hit 87 home runs and his fastball reached 94 mph. In 2006, he took part in a National High School Baseball Championship, but he was defeated by his opponent Yuki Saito in his second game. He was in the first pick by Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters in the 2007 draft (High School Players). He succeeds the number 6, previously belongs to "Mr.Fighters" Yukio Tanaka.[2]

References

  1. ^ White, Paul (March 30, 2007). "Japan frets over talent exodus to North America". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2007-03-28-japan-effect_N.htm. Retrieved November 12, 2010. 
  2. ^ "Power-hitting phenom Nakata thrust into spotlight". The Japan Times. 2008-02-21. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sp20080221jc.html. Retrieved 2009-01-27. 

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