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Name	Team	Age
Nobuyuki Naruse	Retired (2026, Age 34)	77
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 8 (2018)	1B	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Lou Brock League	0	6 years (145 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	C+	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	C	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A+	A+	D
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A	0	4/13/1992
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	2
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (---)
D- (11.8 %)	F  (2.3 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	POS	Team	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	E	DP	PB	SB	CS	CS%	+/-	RF	FPCT
2019	1B	MIN	11	0	21.0	15	15	0	0	0					0	6.43	1.000
2020	1B	MIN	20	6	62.66	64	62	2	0	8					0	9.19	1.000
	3B	MIN	2	2	18.0	4	1	3	0	0					-1	2.00	1.000
2021	1B	MIN	122	116	845.0	830	803	19	8	63					+2	8.76	.990
2022	1B	MIN	118	118	874.33	908	887	19	2	54					-2	9.33	.998
2023	1B	MIN	130	127	1131.0	1177	1124	43	10	82					-8	9.29	.992
2024	1B	MIN	142	119	1120.0	1155	1116	31	8	68					-2	9.22	.993
2025	C	MIN-KC	5	5	43.66	36	33	0	3	0	0	8	0	0.0%	0	6.80	.917
	1B	MIN-KC	8	2	37.0	34	33	1	0	5					0	8.27	1.000
	LF	MIN-KC	11	11	102.0	22	21	0	1	0					0	1.85	.955
	RF	MIN-KC	5	5	43.0	10	9	0	1	0					-1	1.88	.900
2026	1B	KC	20	20	176.33	174	169	4	1	13					-1	8.83	.994
Pos Total	C		5	5	43.66	36	33	0	3	0	0	8	0	0.0%	0	6.80	.917
	1B		571	508	4267.32	4357	4209	119	29	293					-11	9.13	.993
	3B		2	2	18.0	4	1	3	0	0					-1	2.00	1.000
	LF		11	11	102.0	22	21	0	1	0					0	1.85	.955
	RF		5	5	43.0	10	9	0	1	0					-1	1.88	.900
Total			594	531	4473.98	4429	4273	122	34	293	0	8	0	0.0%	-13	8.84	.992

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2026-11-01	Nobuyuki Naruse has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2026-06-17	The Kansas City Monarchs have waived Nobuyuki Naruse.
2026-06-08	The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted Gene Anderson to the major league team. The Kansas City Monarchs have designated Nobuyuki Naruse for assignment.
2026-05-08	The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted Nobuyuki Naruse to the major league team. The Kansas City Monarchs have sent Milt Bryden to the minors.
2025-10-03	The Kansas City Monarchs have designated Nobuyuki Naruse for assignment. The Kansas City Monarchs have sent Paul Hillman to the minors.
2025-09-22	The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted Nobuyuki Naruse to the major league team.
2025-09-22	The Kansas City Monarchs have acquired Nobuyuki Naruse from the waiver wire.
2025-08-10	The Kansas City Monarchs have waived Nobuyuki Naruse.
2025-08-10	The Kansas City Monarchs have acquired Nobuyuki Naruse from the waiver wire.
2025-08-06	The Kansas City Monarchs have waived Nobuyuki Naruse.
2025-07-27	The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted Roy Clark to the major league team. The Kansas City Monarchs have designated Nobuyuki Naruse for assignment.
2025-06-29	Trade #1546917 has been completed between the Kansas City Monarchs and the Minnesota Lumber Kings. The Minnesota Lumber Kings receive Draft Pick 2026 Round 3 KC (Don Savage) from the Kansas City Monarchs in exchange for Nobuyuki Naruse.
2025-04-12	The Minnesota Lumber Kings have placed Nobuyuki Naruse on the trade block.
2019-04-03	The Minnesota Lumber Kings have promoted Nobuyuki Naruse to the major league team. The Minnesota Lumber Kings have designated Ed Oliver for assignment.