Yuhei Nakamura

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.

Yuhei Nakamura
Nakamura in 2011 at Yokohama Stadium
Tokyo Yakult Swallows – No. 27
Catcher
Born: (1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 (age 32) Ōno, Fukui, Japan
Bats: Right Throws: Right
debut
2 October, 2009, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
NPB statistics (through 2021 season)
Batting average	.249
Hits	944
Home runs	34
RBIs	343
Stolen bases	19
Teams
Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2009–present)
Career highlights and awards
7× NPB All-Star (2014–2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022) 1× Best Nine Award (2015) 1× Mitsui Golden Glove Award (2015) Japan Series champion (2021) Japan Series MVP (2021)
Medals Men's baseball Representing  Japan 2015 WBSC Premier12 2015 Tokyo Team

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]

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.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
• NPB.com