Tetsuro Nishida

Tetsuro Nishida
Nishida with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Shortstop
Born: (1991-09-04) September 4, 1991 (age 33)
Ibaraki, Osaka
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
NPB debut
October 15, 2011, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Last NPB appearance
September 25, 2020, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
NPB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Batting average.219
Home runs13
RBI71
Hits171
Stolen base16
Sacrifice bunt23
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Tetsuro Nishida (西田 哲朗, born September 4, 1991, in Ibaraki, Osaka) is a Japanese former professional baseball player who is currently a staff for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has played in NPB for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and Hawks.

Career

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles selected Nishida with the second selection in the 2009 NPB draft [jp].[1]

Nishida with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.

In 2010 season, Nishida played in the Eastern League of NPB's minor leagues.

On October 15, 2011, Nishida debuted in the Pacific League against the Saitama Seibu Lions.[2]

On September 14, 2012, Nishida recorded his first hit and RBI.[3] In 2012 season, he played 20 games in the Pacific League.

In 2013 season, Nishida played 26 games in the Pacific League. And he was selected as the Japan Series roster in the 2013 Japan Series.[4]

On May 10, 2014, Nishida recorded his first home run.[5] In 2014 season, he finished the regular season in 126 games with a batting average of .250, a 7 home runs, a RBI of 41, and a 8 stolen bases.

In 2015 season, Nishida finished the regular season in 62 games with a batting average of .220, a one home runs, a RBI of 8, and a 2 stolen bases.

In 2016 season, Nishida played 11 games in the Pacific League.

In 2017 season, Nishida played 22 games in the Pacific League.

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

On November 14, 2017, the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles traded Nishida to the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks for Ayatsugu Yamashita.[6]

In 2018 season, Nishida finished the regular season in 72 games with a batting average of .211, a 4 home runs, a RBI of 16, and a 3 stolen bases. In the 2018 Pacific League Climax Series against the Saitama Seibu Lions, Nishida played an active part in five games with a batting average of .583 (7 hits in 17 at bats).[7] And he played in the 2018 Japan Series and recorded his first hit and RBI in the Japan Series.[8]

In 2019 season, Nishida injured his left flank on April 3 and his right flank on July 26.[9][10] As a result, he played only seven games.

In 2020 season, Nishida played 36 games in the Pacific League. On December 2, 2020, he become a free agent.[11] On December 23, 2020, he announced his retirement.[12] On December 25, 2020, he become a staff for the Hawks of NPB.[13]

References

  1. ^ "東北楽天ゴールデンイーグルス 選択選手一覧". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  2. ^ "Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles Game report (Japanese) 2011/10/15(土) 第24回戦 埼玉西武 vs 楽天イーグルス". Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles Official site (in Japanese). October 15, 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  3. ^ "Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles Game report (Japanese) 2012/09/14(金) 第21回戦 オリックス vs 楽天イーグルス". Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles Official site (in Japanese). September 14, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  4. ^ "Nippon Professional Baseball (Japanese) コナミ日本シリーズ2013 出場資格者 東北楽天ゴールデンイーグルス". NPB.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  5. ^ "Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles Game report (Japanese) 2014/05/10(土) 第8回戦 千葉ロッテ vs 楽天イーグルス". Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles Official site (in Japanese). May 10, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  6. ^ "Nippon Professional Baseball Public announcement (Japanese) 公示 トレード 2017年度". NPB.jp. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  7. ^ "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク西田ラッキーボーイ 今宮代役で大暴れ". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). October 22, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  8. ^ "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Game report (Japanese) 2018/11/03(土) 第6戦 広島 vs 福岡ソフトバンク". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). November 3, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  9. ^ "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク西田、左脇腹負傷していた 全治8週間". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). April 16, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  10. ^ "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク西田が右脇腹痛で急きょスタメン回避". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). July 26, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  11. ^ "2020年度 自由契約選手". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  12. ^ "鷹戦力外の西田哲朗が現役引退「最高のプロ野球生活でした」 来季から球団広報に". Full-Count (in Japanese). December 23, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  13. ^ "新入団スタッフについて". 福岡ソフトバンクホークス オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). December 25, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2021.


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