Tōru Nimura (仁村 徹, Nimura Tōru, born December 26, 1961 in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder and pitcher. He played for the Chunichi Dragons and Chiba Lotte Marines.
| Tōru Nimura 仁村 徹 | |
|---|---|
 Nimura in 2015 with the Rakuten Eagles | |
| Infielder/Manager | |
| Born: December 26, 1961 Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| October 5, 1984, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
| Last NPB appearance | |
| 1997, for the Chiba Lotte Marines | |
| NPB statistics (through 1997) | |
| Games Played | 1068 |
| Batting average | .273 |
| Home runs | 67 |
| RBI | 344 |
| Teams | |
| As player
As Coach | |
He has been a coach since 1998 being on the payroll of his former club the Chunichi Dragons and the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
On 25 September 2019, Nimura was invited to fill the role of farm team manager with his former team, the Chunichi Dragons.[1] On 28 September, Nimura was officially unveiled as the second team manager for the 2020 Western League season.[2]
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
References
edit- ^ "中日が仁村徹氏を招へい 小笠原２軍監督は退団 - プロ野球 : 日刊スポーツ" [Chunichi send invitation to Toru Nimura; Farm team manager Ogasawara leaves.]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 2019-09-25. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "中日 来季2軍監督に仁村徹氏が就任" [Chunichi: Nimura unveiled as next season's 2nd team manager]. Sponichi (in Japanese). 2019-09-29. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
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