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Seibu Lions Tell Yuta Nakamura They Will Not Renew His Contract
Seibu will not renew pitcher Yuta Nakamura’s contract for next season, the Japanese baseball club announced on October 30.
Nakamura, 31, joined Seibu from the Hiroshima Carp through Japan’s 2023 active player draft.
He appeared in 23 games this season, recording one win, one loss and a 1.88 earned run average.
He said injuries had made parts of his time difficult, but he felt he had achieved results he could take confidence from.
Nakamura is set to have surgery and said he will work through rehabilitation.
He hopes to return to pitching, but the team he will play for next season has not been stated.
The Seibu Lions told pitcher Yuta Nakamura they will not renew his contract for next season.
The club announced the decision on October 30.
Nakamura, 31, joined Seibu from Hiroshima through the 2023 active player draft.
He appeared in 23 games this season, recording a 1-1 record and a 1.88 earned-run average.
Nakamura said he plans to undergo surgery and work through rehabilitation to return to the mound.
- Who
- Seibu Lions pitcher Yuta Nakamura, 31.
- What
- Seibu told him it will not renew his contract for next season.
- When
- October 30, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Nakamura joined Hiroshima after being selected in the fifth round of the draft.
Nakamura joined Seibu through the active player draft.
He appeared in 23 games, finishing with a 1-1 record and a 1.88 earned-run average.
Seibu announced it would not renew Nakamura’s contract for next season.
- Age
- 31
- Games this season
- 23
- Season record
- 1 win, 1 loss
- Earned-run average
- 1.88
- Next step
- Surgery and rehabilitation
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What people are saying
チームとして優勝を果たせなかったことは、とても悔しく思っています。
今後は手術を受けることが決まっているので、再びマウンドに立てるようリハビリに取り組んでいきます