Shigeki Nakano
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Shigeki Nakano (中野 滋樹)
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 10", Weight 176 lb.
- School Toyo University
- High School Yanagigaura High School
- Born August 1, 1980 in Oita, Oita Japan
[edit] Biographical Information
Shigeki Nakano has played for the Japanese national team. He was 0 for 7 in the 2006 Haarlem Baseball Week then won a Silver Medal at the 2006 Asian Games. In the 2006 Intercontinental Cup, he was 2 for 6 as Japan's third-string catcher; he threw out the only runner who tried to steal on him. He was named to the industrial league Best Nine as the top catcher in 2010. He was picked to represent Japan in the 2011 Baseball World Cup.
[edit] Sources
- Haarlem Baseball Week
- Yakyu Baka
- Defunct IBAF site
- Japanese Wikipedia entry
