Satoshi Nakajima

Japanese baseball player and coach
Baseball player
Satoshi Nakajima
Nakajima with the Orix Buffaloes
Orix Buffaloes – No. 78
Catcher/Coach/Manager
Born: (1969-03-27) March 27, 1969 (age 55)
Akita, Japan
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
Hits804
Runs batted in349
Stolen Bases27
Home runs55
Teams
As player
  • Hankyu Braves/Orix Braves/Orix BlueWave (19871997)
  • Seibu Lions (19982002)
  • Yokohama BayStars (2003)
  • Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (20042015)

As manager

  • Orix Buffaloes (2020–present)

As coach

  • Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2007–2015, 2018)
  • Orix Buffaloes (2019–2020)
Career highlights and awards

Satoshi Nakajima (中嶋 聡, Nakajima Satoshi, born March 27, 1969) is a Japanese former professional baseball player and the current manager of the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

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]

References

  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.
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Orix Buffaloes current roster
Pitchers
Catchers
InfieldersOutfielders
Development pitchers
  • 001 Kazuma Satoh
  • 003 Yuito Nakata
  • 011 Kento Kawase
  • 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
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
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Central League Pacific League
Kazuyoshi Tatsunami (Chunichi Dragons) Masato Yoshii (Chiba Lotte Marines)
Akinobu Okada (Hanshin Tigers) Hiroki Kokubo (Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks)
Takahiro Arai (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) Tsuyoshi Shinjo (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters)
Shingo Takatsu (Tokyo Yakult Swallows) Satoshi Nakajima (Orix Buffaloes)
Daisuke Miura (Yokohama DeNA BayStars) Kazuo Matsui (Saitama Seibu Lions)
Shinnosuke Abe (Yomiuri Giants) Toshiaki Imae (Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles)
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Orix Buffaloes 2022 Japan Series champions
Manager
78 Satoshi Nakajima
Coaches
Bench 88 Katsumi Mizumoto
Pitching 73 Ikuo Takayama
Pitching 75 Kazuyuki Atsuzawa
Hitting 77 Eishin Soyogi
Hitting 79 Ryutaro Tsuji
Infield 76 Kazeoka Naoyuki
Outfield 81 So Taguchi
Catching 87 Toshio Saito