Sho Nakata
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| Sho Nakata | |
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| Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters – No. 6 | |
| Infielder, Outfielder | |
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Born: April 22, 1989 Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Professional debut | |
| NPB: May 23, 2009 for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | |
| NPB statistics (through 2011 season) | |
| Batting average | .238 |
| Home runs | 27 |
| RBI | 114 |
| OPS | .687 |
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Sho Nakata (中田 翔 Nakata Shō, born April 22, 1989) is a Japanese professional baseball player playing for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. He plays outfield and first base. 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]
In 2013, he played for Japanese national baseball team in 2013 WBC.
References
- ↑ White, Paul (March 30, 2007). "Japan frets over talent exodus to North America". USA Today. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
- ↑ "Power-hitting phenom Nakata thrust into spotlight". The Japan Times. 2008-02-21. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
External links
- Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from Japanesebaseball.com
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