Tōru Nimura

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Tōru Nimura (仁村 徹, Nimura Tōru, born December 26, 1961 in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder and pitcher. He played for the Chunichi Dragons and Chiba Lotte Marines.

Tōru Nimura
仁村 徹
Nimura in 2015 with the Rakuten Eagles
Infielder/Manager
Born: (1961-12-26) December 26, 1961 (age 62)
Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
NPB debut
October 5, 1984, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last NPB appearance
1997, for the Chiba Lotte Marines
NPB statistics
(through 1997)
Games Played1068
Batting average.273
Home runs67
RBI344
Teams
As player

As Coach

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]

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References

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  1. ^ "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" [Chunichi send invitation to Toru Nimura; Farm team manager Ogasawara leaves.]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 2019-09-25. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ "中日 来季2軍監督に仁村徹氏が就任" [Chunichi: Nimura unveiled as next season's 2nd team manager]. Sponichi (in Japanese). 2019-09-29. Retrieved 2019-09-29.