Shinnosuke Nishimura

Shinnosuke Nishimura (西村 進之介)

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 181 lb.

• School Senshu University
• High School Eitoku High School

• Born May 30, 2001 in Nagoya, Aichi Japan

Biographical Information

Shinnosuke Nishimura represented Japan in the 2024 U-23 Baseball World Cup, hitting .381/.440/.667 with 9 RBI in 9 games. He was 5th in average, tied Yu-Ching Tseng for the slugging lead and tying Luis Gonzalez and Solomon Maguire for the RBI lead. He was left off the All-Star outfield as Edgardo Villegas, Xudong Zhu and Jean Henao were picked. He played for Yamaha in the Industrial League, and he was on Japan's roster in the 2025 Asian Championship. He debuted against the Philippines, and he had a 0-for-1 record. Nishimura then hit a single against Syed Muhib Shah of Pakistan with 2 runs scored, and he recorded a RBI single against Wenyu Wang of China. He was hitless in 3 at-bats versus South Korea, and he appeared in the Gold Medal Game against Chinese Taipei as the backup right fielder for Shohei Mizutani. Japan beat Taiwan to win the Gold.