Tōru Nimura Explained

Tōru Nimura
仁村 徹
Position:Infielder/Manager
Birth Place:Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan
Birth Date:26 December 1961
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:NPB
Debutdate:October 5
Debutyear:1984
Debutteam:Chunichi Dragons
Finalleague:NPB
Finalyear:1997
Finalteam:Chiba Lotte Marines
Statyear:1997
Statleague:NPB
Stat1label:Games Played
Stat1value:1068
Stat2label:Batting average
Stat2value:.273
Stat3label:Home runs
Stat3value:67
Stat4label:RBI
Stat4value:344
Teams:As player

As Coach

is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder and pitcher. He played for the Chunichi Dragons and Chiba Lotte Marines.

He has been a coach since 1998 being on the payroll of his former club the Chunichi Dragons and the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.

On 25 September 2019, Nimura was invited to fill the role of farm team manager with his former team, the Chunichi Dragons.[1] On 28 September, Nimura was officially unveiled as the second team manager for the 2020 Western League season.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: 中日が仁村徹氏を招へい 小笠原2軍監督は退団 - プロ野球 : 日刊スポーツ . 2019-09-25 . Nikkan Sports . 2019-09-25 . ja . Chunichi send invitation to Toru Nimura; Farm team manager Ogasawara leaves..
  2. News: 中日 来季2軍監督に仁村徹氏が就任 . 2019-09-29 . Sponichi . 2019-09-29 . Ja . Chunichi: Nimura unveiled as next season's 2nd team manager.