Isami Nomura (野村 勇, Nomura Isami, born December 1, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball Infielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Isami Nomura | |
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Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 99 | |
Infielder | |
Born: Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan | December 1, 1996|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
NPB debut | |
March 25, 2022, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | |
NPB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
Batting average | .215 |
Home runs | 13 |
RBI | 32 |
Hits | 56 |
Stolen base | 11 |
Sacrifice bunt | 5 |
Teams | |
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On October 11, 2021, Nomura was drafted by the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in the 2021 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[1]
On March 25, 2022, Nomura made his first league debut in the Pacific League against the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters as a pinch runner.[2]
On March 29 He recorded his first stolen base against the Chiba Lotte Marines[3] On April 6, he played as a no.2 and left field against the Orix Buffaloes and recorded his first hit.[4] He also recorded his first home run on April 21 against the Buffaloes.[5]
On August 21, Nomura hit two home runs against the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, bringing his total to 10. It was the first time a rookie player had hit a 10 homers since Masataka Yoshida in 2016 and the first Hawks team record in 83 years, since Kazuto Tsuruoka did it in 1939.[6]
On October 2 against the Chiba Lotte Marines, he recorded 10 stole bases, becoming the first rookie player to hit a 10 home runs and a 10 stolen bases in the Pacific League in 37 years since Hiromitu Kumano in 1985.[7]
In 2022 season, he finished the regular season with a .239 batting average, 10 home runs, 25 runs batted in, and 10 stolen bases in 97 games as a rookie player.
In 2023 season, Nomura has been suffering from lower back pain since spring training and underwent lower back surgery on March 31.[8] As a result, he spent the first half of the season undergoing rehabilitation, and finished the season with a batting average of .160, a 3 home runs, and a 7 RBIs in 50 games.[9]