Masahiro Nakatani

Masahiro Nakatani
Hanshin Tigers – No. 60
Outfielder
Born: (1993-01-05) January 5, 1993
Ogōri, Fukuoka, Japan
Bats: Right Throws: Right
debut
August 23, 2012, for the Hanshin Tigers
Career statistics
(through 2017 season)
Batting average .242
Home runs 24
Runs batted in 75
Teams

Masahiro Nakatani (中谷 将大, Nakatani Masahiro, born December 19, 1994) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays outfielder and first baseman for the Hanshin Tigers.

Early Baseball Career

A native of Fukuoka, he began playing as a catcher for the Mikuni Honeys in grade school, then went on to join the Futsukaichi Lions in junior high where he got to participate in national tournaments.

Upon entering high school, he secured the outfielder post for the Fukuoka Koudai Joto High School. He was elected as team captain in his second year, but his team never made it past the elimination rounds to summer Koshien. He attended the same high school as fellow Tiger's teammate Ryutaro Umeno who was a year ahead, and like Umeno, he started as an outfielder and graduated as a catcher [1].

Hanshin Tigers

He was selected as the Tiger's 3rd round pick in the 2010 professional baseball draft. He signed as a catcher for a contract of 50 million yen and an annual salary of 6 million. He was given the jersey number 60. [2]

In 2017, he led Hanshin in home runs with 20.

References

  1. ↑ 阿部祐亮 (2014-01-04). "阪神ドラフト4位・梅野、中谷"監視トレ"で激震200スイング!". Sankei Sports. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
  2. ↑ "阪神ドラフト3位・中谷「城島さん見て学ぶ」". Sankei Sports. 2010-11-24.
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