Daiju Nomura Explained

Daiju Nomura
Position:Infielder
Team:Saitama Seibu Lions
Number:67
Birth Date:10 September 2000
Birth Place:Takarazuka, Hyōgo, Japan
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:NPB
Debutdate:September 28
Debutyear:2019
Debutteam:Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Statyear:July 8, 2024
Statleague:NPB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.214
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:1
Stat3label:RBI
Stat3value:16
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is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.

Early baseball career

Nomura participated in the 2nd grade spring the 89th Japanese High School Baseball Invitational Tournament, as a Third baseman of the Waseda Jitsugyo High School with Kōtarō Kiyomiya. And he recorded a total of 68 home runs in his three years in high school.[1]

Professional career

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

On October 25, 2018, Nomura was drafted by the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in the 2018 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.

On September 28, 2019, Nomura debuted in the Pacific League against the Orix Buffaloes, and recorded his first career hit.[2] Overall in 2019, Nomura played in two total games for Fukuoka. In the 2020 season, Nomura was unable to play in the Pacific League and played 74 games in the Western League with a batting average of .263 and three home runs.[3] In 2021, Nomura appeared seven games for the Hawks, going 3–for–17 (.177) with three RBI.

In the 2022 season, Nomura was registered first team on June 27, 2022, and recorded a hit that day against the Chiba Lotte Marines.[4] [5] On July 13, against the Orix Buffaloes, he recorded the game-winning RBI.[6] On August 24, he was active against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles with three hits, a multi-hit game.[7] While the team's main players were taken off the first team registration due to a positive test for COVID-19, Nomura, Kenta Tanigawara, and Shu Masuda, known as the Chikugo Hawks (a nickname given to the younger reserve players. Chikugo is the name of the place where the Hawks farm team is located.), supported the team's difficult situation with 20 hits and 16 runs in four games.[8] He finished the regular season with a .229/.270/.329 slash line, 16 hits, and eight RBI across 31 games.

On August 22, 2023, Nomura hit his first career home run against the Chiba Lotte Marines.[9] He also stole a base for the first time in a game against Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on September 20.[10] In the 2023 canpaign, Nomura played 41 games, and finished the season with a .216/.253/.284 batting line, one home run, and four RBI.

Nomura made only two appearances for Fukuoka in 2024, going hitless in both of his at–bats.

Saitama Seibu Lions

On July 5, 2024, Nomura was traded to the Saitama Seibu Lions in exchange for .[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nishinippon Sports baseball news (Japanese) 追いかけた清宮の背中/ホークス3位・野村大樹2. ja-JP. Nishinippon Shimbun. December 16, 2018. December 14, 2020.
  2. Web site: Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク野村大樹がプロ初打席初安打デビュー. ja-JP. Nikkan Sports. September 28, 2019. December 14, 2020.
  3. Web site: Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク野村10万増「来年こそ1軍で戦力に」. ja-JP. Nikkan Sports. December 3, 2020. December 14, 2020.
  4. Web site: Nikkansports Sports baseball news巨人メルセデス、ソフトバンク和田毅ら抹消 日本ハム加藤貴之、阪神西純矢も/27日公示. ja-JP. Nikkan Sports. June 27, 2022. November 16, 2022.
  5. Web site: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Game Leaport Player Results 2022/06/27(月) 第12回戦 福岡ソフトバンク vs 千葉ロッテ. ja-JP. Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site. June 27, 2022. November 16, 2022.
  6. Web site: Nikkansports Sports baseball news 【ソフトバンク】野村大樹の今季初打点がV打 昨年から期待していた藤本監督「今後生きてくる」. ja-JP. Nikkan Sports. July 13, 2022. November 16, 2022.
  7. Web site: Nishinippon Sports baseball news 野村大樹「自信を持って打席に入ることができました」プロ初の猛打賞. ja-JP. Nishinippon Shimbun. August 24, 2022. November 15, 2022.
  8. Web site: Nishinippon Sports baseball news 「打てなかったら落とされる」増田珠が初お立ち台で語った「ちびっ子トリオ」のハングリー精神. ja-JP. Nishinippon Shimbun. August 27, 2022. November 16, 2022.
  9. News: Nikkan Sports baseball news 【ソフトバンク】野村大樹がプロ初アーチ「結果を残せなかったので一振りに全集中」興奮気味語る. ja-JP. Nikkan Sports. August 22, 2023. December 15, 2023.
  10. News: Nishinippon Sports baseball news ソフトバンク、野村大樹のプロ初盗塁を生かせず 好機で中軸が凡退 デスパイネは34打席連続無安打. ja-JP. Nishinippon Shimbun. September 20, 2023. December 15, 2023.
  11. Web site: Former Dora 1's Seibu General Saito exchange trade with SoftBank Daiki Nomura "Refresh your feelings and re-energ your spirit". July 9, 2024. news.yahoo.co.jp. en.