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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 |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 4/13/1992 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alt Pos (LF) | Alt Pos (RF) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (11.8 %) | (2.3 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
|
Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 2019 | MIN | 70 | 67 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .753 | .320 | .433 | .239 |
| 2020 | MIN | 98 | 111 | 15 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .745 | .304 | .441 | .225 |
| 2021 | MIN | 152 | 406 | 56 | 120 | 15 | 1 | 26 | 67 | 39 | 92 | 5 | 2 | 8 | .888 | .359 | .530 | .296 |
| 2022 | MIN | 138 | 440 | 69 | 113 | 22 | 0 | 23 | 57 | 46 | 93 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .792 | .329 | .464 | .257 |
| 2023 | MIN | 148 | 533 | 58 | 136 | 19 | 2 | 20 | 76 | 48 | 130 | 6 | 2 | 10 | .732 | .321 | .411 | .255 |
| 2024 | MIN | 158 | 521 | 76 | 144 | 23 | 3 | 28 | 71 | 42 | 99 | 5 | 9 | 8 | .830 | .337 | .493 | .276 |
| 2025 | MIN-KC | 86 | 145 | 19 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .677 | .298 | .379 | .221 |
| 2026 | KC | 20 | 78 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .680 | .282 | .397 | .231 |
| Total | 870 | 2301 | 307 | 604 | 90 | 10 | 115 | 322 | 216 | 493 | 23 | 17 | 34 | .789 | .329 | .460 | .262 |
| 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. |