Satoshi Nakajima

Satoshi Nakajima
Satoshi Nakajima
	Nakajima with the Orix Buffaloes
	Catcher/Coach/Manager
	Born: March 27, 1969 (age 55); Takanosu, (present day of Kitaakita), Akita Prefecture, Japan[citation needed]
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
	October 18, 1987, for the Hankyu Braves
Last appearance
	August 10, 2015, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
NPB statistics
Batting average	.232
Hits	804
Runs batted in	349
Stolen Bases	27
Home runs	55
Teams
	As player Hankyu Braves/Orix Braves/Orix BlueWave (1987–1997); Seibu Lions (1998–2002); Yokohama BayStars (2003); Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2004–2015); As manager Orix Buffaloes (2020–2024); As coach Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2007–2015, 2018); Orix Buffaloes (2019–2020);
Career highlights and awards
	1× Pacific League Best Nine Award (1995); 1× Pacific League Golden Glove Award (1989); 6× NPB All-Star (1989, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1999); 3× Japan Series champion (1996, 2006, 2022); Matsutaro Shoriki Award (2022);

Satoshi Nakajima (中嶋聡, Nakajima Satoshi, born March 27, 1969) is a Japanese former professional baseball catcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) from 1987 to 2015 for the Hankyu Braves/Orix Braves/Orix BlueWave, Seibu Lions, Yokohama BayStars, and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.

Career

Nakajima became the manager for the Buffaloes in 2020, replacing Norifumi Nishimura, and led the team to two consecutive Pacific League pennants and two Japan Series appearances, before winning in 2022.^[2]^[3] His efforts to help turn around the Buffaloes from an low-rated team to a Japan Series champion gave him the Matsutaro Shoriki Award in 2022.^[4] However, he stepped down October 6, 2024, he announced he was stepping down as manager after he failed to lead the Buffaloes to a 4th straight pennant and a 5th place finish.^[5]

Awards

Best Nine Award: (1995)
Golden Glove Award: (1989)
Shoriki Award: (2022)
Monthly MVP: (June 1991)
Best Battery Award: 1 time (1995)
Pacific League Association Special Award:(B2021, 2022, 2023)

{Source:Nippon Professional Baseball} ^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Satoshi Nakajima Japanese League Statistics & History – Baseball-Reference.com". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
^ Allen, Jim (2021-11-23). "Tyler Higgins credits skipper Satoshi Nakajima with Orix's transformation". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
^ Coskrey, Jason (2022-10-03). "Buffaloes rise to occasion to claim Pacific League pennant". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
^ "Buffaloes manager Satoshi Nakajima wins Shoriki Award". The Japan Times. 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
^ "Baseball: Buffaloes manager Satoshi Nakajima steps down". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2024-10-11.

[baseball-reference-1] "Satoshi Nakajima Japanese League Statistics & History – Baseball-Reference.com". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-01-12.

[2] Allen, Jim (2021-11-23). "Tyler Higgins credits skipper Satoshi Nakajima with Orix's transformation". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2023-08-05.

[3] Coskrey, Jason (2022-10-03). "Buffaloes rise to occasion to claim Pacific League pennant". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2023-08-05.

[4] "Buffaloes manager Satoshi Nakajima wins Shoriki Award". The Japan Times. 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2023-08-05.

[5] "Baseball: Buffaloes manager Satoshi Nakajima steps down". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2024-10-11.

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v t e Orix Buffaloes current roster
Pitchers	00 Anderson Espinoza 11 Shunpeita Yamashita 12 Kōhei Azuma 13 Hiroya Miyagi 14 Yūki Udagawa 15 Ren Mukunoki 16 Yoshihisa Hirano 17 Ryūhei Sotani 19 Taisuke Yamaoka 20 Shōta Abe 21 Sōichirō Yamazaki 22 Ryōta Muranishi 23 Kōsei Yoshida 26 Kyōsuke Saitoh 28 Ryōga Tomiyama 29 Daiki Tajima 35 Motoki Higa 42 Andrés Machado 43 Yuito Mae 46 Hitomi Honda 48 Kaisei Tōmatsu 52 Kaede Yokoyama 54 Luis Castillo 56 Atsuya Kogita 57 Nobuyoshi Yamada 58 Kazutomo Iguchi 59 Luis Perdomo 63 Kōsuke Kawachi 66 Hiroshi 93 Kazuma Satoh 94 Kento Kawase 95 Kaito Saiki 96 Taito Takashima 97 Seiryū Kotajima 98 Ryūsei Gonda
Catchers	2 Kenya Wakatsuki 4 Tomoya Mori 32 Shō Fukunaga 37 Ryō Ishikawa 44 Yūma Tongū 62 Shūna Hori
Infielders	3 Ryōichi Adachi 5 Masahiro Nishino 6 Yūma Mune 8 Marwin González 9 Tomoya Noguchi 10 Kōji Ohshiro 24 Kōtarō Kurebayashi 25 Hō Naitoh 30 Taishi Hirooka 31 Ryō Ohta 34 Seiya Yokoyama 36 Tatsuya Yamaashi 40 Leandro Cedeño 53 Shō Gibo 64 Kōsei Ohsato 67 Keita Nakagawa
Outfielders	0 Haruto Watanabe 1 Shūhei Fukuda 7 Ryōma Nishikawa 27 Kendai Gen 33 Ryū Sugisawa 38 Ryōto Kita 39 Ryōma Ikeda 41 Kōdai Sano 45 Cody Thomas 50 Yūya Oda 55 T-Okada 61 Tokumasa Chano 99 Yūtarō Sugimoto
Development pitchers	003 Yuito Nakata 032 Kaito Iriyama 041 Hiroto Suga 042 Kaito Ōe 043 Riku Miyaguni 044 Taketo Ashida 130 Taiki Ono
Development catchers	034 Kyōichirō Murakami
Development infielders	045 Sōta Kawano 124 Kyōhei Ueno 126 Kazuya Katsuki
Development outfielders	004 Yamato Hirano 020 Takayuki Yamanaka 123 Motohide Kinoshita
First squad coaching	Manager: 78 Satoshi Nakajima Head coach: 88 Katsumi Mizumoto General fielding coach: 76 Naoyuki Kazaoka Pitching coaches: 75 Kazuyuki Atsuzawa, 72 Masafumi Hirai, 73 Rui Makino, 71 Mamoru Kishida Batting coaches: 79 Ryūtarō Tsuji, 83 Eiichi Koyano, 85 Shinji Takahashi Infield defense/base running coaches: 77 Eishin Soyogi, 80 Shūhei Kojima, 3 Ryōichi Adachi Outfield defense/base running coaches: 81 Sō Taguchi, 70 Yūsuke Matsui Battery coaches: 87 Toshio Saitoh, 74 Katsuki Yamazaki
Second squad coaching	Manager: 89 Hiroshi Kobayashi Patrol head coach: Seiichiro Nakagaki Chief development coach: 90 Toshio Haru Development coaches: 86 Shintarō Yoshida, 84 Kōhei Suzuki, 91 Daisuke Iida

Satoshi Nakajima
Nakajima with the Orix Buffaloes
Catcher/Coach/Manager
Born: (1969-03-27) March 27, 1969 (age 55) Takanosu, (present day of Kitaakita), Akita Prefecture, Japan^{[citation needed]}
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
October 18, 1987, for the Hankyu Braves
Last appearance
August 10, 2015, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
NPB^[1] statistics
Batting average	.232
Hits	804
Runs batted in	349
Stolen Bases	27
Home runs	55

Teams
As player Hankyu Braves/Orix Braves/Orix BlueWave (1987–1997) Seibu Lions (1998–2002) Yokohama BayStars (2003) Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2004–2015) As manager Orix Buffaloes (2020–2024) As coach Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2007–2015, 2018) Orix Buffaloes (2019–2020)
Career highlights and awards
1× Pacific League Best Nine Award (1995) 1× Pacific League Golden Glove Award (1989) 6× NPB All-Star (1989, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1999) 3× Japan Series champion (1996, 2006, 2022) Matsutaro Shoriki Award (2022)