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Name	Team	Age
Norihide Nakamura	Retired (1985, Age 34)	Died (2023, Age 72)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 35 (1981)	C	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Aaron Fox League	0	1 years (33 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	A	C-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B+	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	A	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	D+
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B-	0	2/2/1951
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	1
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1981	B-	B+	A-	A+	B-	A	D+
1982	B-	A-	A-	A+	B-	A+	C-
1983	B-	A-	A-	A+	B-	A+	C-
1984	B-	A-	A-	A+	B-	A+	C-
1985	B-	A-	A-	A+	B-	A+	C-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1985-11-01	Norihide Nakamura has retired from the Kansas City Monarchs
1985-04-11	The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted Chuck Sohns to the major league team. The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted Bruce McGlothin to the major league team. The Kansas City Monarchs have designated Willie Nabholz for assignment. The Kansas City Monarchs have designated Norihide Nakamura for assignment.
1984-07-07	Norihide Nakamura of the Kansas City Monarchs is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1983-09-05	The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted Norihide Nakamura to the major league team. The Kansas City Monarchs have sent Chuck Sohns to the minors.