Hiroyuki Nakajima

Infielder, Baseball Player

1982 –

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Who is Hiroyuki Nakajima?

Hiroyuki Nakajima is a Japanese professional baseball shortstop with the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball in the United States.

Nakajima played in the 2008 Beijing Olympics as well as the 2009 World Baseball Classic for the Japanese national team and is regarded as one of the most talented young stars in Japanese professional baseball today. After the 2011 season, his Japanese team, the Seibu Lions, posted Nakajima to Major League Baseball, but Nakajima failed to reach an agreement with the New York Yankees. On December 17, 2012 he signed a two-year contract with the Oakland A's, champions of the Western Division of the American League.

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Born
Jul 31, 1982
Itami
Also known as
  • Nakajima Hiroyuki
  • なかじま ひろゆき
Nationality
  • Japan
Profession

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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