About Michael Nakamura?
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About Michael Nakamura?
Why did the Fighters use a draft pick on Nakamura when he was of Japanese descent and born in Japan? Couldn't they just sign him like they did Sasaki, Yoshii, Shinjo, or Mac Suzuki. Or was there some kind of agreement?
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Re: About Michael Nakamura?
[ Author: Guest: Kappa | Posted: Nov 20, 2004 9:55 PM
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According to Yakyu Kyoyaku (NPB's rules), players who belong (used to belong) to Japanese amateur baseball clubs (junior high, high school, universitry, semi-pro teams) must be acquired through draft. In this case, a player's nationality doesn't matter.
Players who have Japanese nationality must be aquired through draft, in this case professional careers in forein countries don't matter. Mac Suzuki is this case.
Yakyu Kyoyaku doesn't say anything about half Japanese. Nakamura's case is neither of the above two cases.
I think he still has Japanese nationality on the paper.
Players who have Japanese nationality must be aquired through draft, in this case professional careers in forein countries don't matter. Mac Suzuki is this case.
Yakyu Kyoyaku doesn't say anything about half Japanese. Nakamura's case is neither of the above two cases.
I think he still has Japanese nationality on the paper.
Re: About Michael Nakamura?
[ Author: Something Lions | Posted: Jul 7, 2005 2:03 PM
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I think Nakamura ensured a better chance to play in Japan by making sure he had a valid Japanese citizenship (through his parents likely reported his birth to the local Japanese consulate, thus putting him onto the Koseki resident registration system). This way he's not counted against the import player limit and is more valuable to his NPB team, the Fighters.
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