Masahiro Nakane

Masahiro Nakane (仲根 正広) (Jumbo)

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 4", Weight 198 lb.

• High School Nihon University Sakuragaoka High School

• Born September 24, 1954 in Shibuya, Tokyo Japan
• Died August 15, 1995

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Biographical Information

Masahiro Nakane played in Nippon Pro Baseball for 11 years

Nakane was drafted by the Kintetsu Buffaloes in the first round of the 1972 NPB draft, and he went 1-3 with a 4.74 ERA in his first season. He set the Pacific League record by recording three balks in a game on May 6 against the Lotte Orions. Nakane only pitched 5 games combined for the big club in the next 5 seasons, then he was turned into an outfielder in 1979. He crushed 9 homers with a .336 batting average in the Western League in 1980, then he went 2-for-4 for the top team in 1982. Nakane was 10-for-46 in 1983, and he got the starting right fielder spot in 1984. He crushed a career-high 14 homers, and his batting line was .267/.345/.444 in 106 games. Nakane then hit .274/.352/.514 in 1984, but he slumped to .201/.247/.443 in 1985. He also blasted the 50,000th home run in NPB history on April 23, 1985. Nakane went 8-for-34 in 1986, and he was traded to the Chunichi Dragons for Akira Onoue and Yoshiaki Shimada. He was 0-for-15 in 1988, and he announced his retirement. He later ran a restaurant and worked as a broadcaster.

Overall, Nakane hit .247/.319/.429 with 189 hits and 36 homers in 11 seasons in NPB. He was 2-8 with a 4.34 ERA as a pitcher.

Sources

• Wiki Japan