Masataka Nashida (Japanese:梨田 昌孝, born August 4, 1953, in Hamada, Shimane, Japan) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball catcher and manager. As a player, he played for the Kintetsu Buffaloes from 1972 to 1988. After playing, he went on to manage three NPB teams. First, Nashida was the final manager of the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes before they were dissolved and merged after the 2004 season. He then went on to manage the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters from 2008 to 2011. Finally, he went on to manage the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, the team created to fill the void left by the Buffaloes merger.[1] He was able to lead the Eagles to their third-ever playoff berth in 2017, however he resigned in July the next year when the club dropped to 20 games below a .500 winning percentage.[2] After his resignation, Eagles' coach Yosuke Hiraishi acted as team's interim manager for the remainder of the 2018 season.[3]
| Masataka Nashida 梨田 昌孝 | |
|---|---|
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| Catcher / Manager | |
| Born: August 4, 1953 Hamada, Shimane, Japan | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| July 2, 1972, for the Kintetsu Buffaloes | |
| Last NPB appearance | |
| October 19, 1988, for the Kintetsu Buffaloes | |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .254 |
| Hits | 874 |
| RBIs | 439 |
| Managerial record | 805–776–31 |
| Winning % | .509 |
| Teams | |
| As player
As manager
As coach | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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References edit
- ^ "New Eagles manager Nashida eager to lead PL club". The Japan Times. Kyodo News. October 8, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ^ "Eagles manager Masataka Nashida steps down". The Japan Times. Kyodo News. June 16, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ^ "Eagles promote interim manager Yosuke Hiraishi to manager". The Japan Times. Kyodo News. October 5, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference or NPB (in Japanese)