Akira Nakamura

Akira Nakamura (中村 晃, born November 5, 1989) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. Early baseball career Nakamura participated with Kenshi Sugiya and Shohei Takashima in the 2rd grade summer the 88th Japanese High School Baseball Championship, 3rd grade spring the 79th Japanese High School Baseball Invitational Tournament and 3rd grade summer the 89th Japanese High School Baseball Championship at the Teikyo High School. The match against Chiben Wakayama High School in the quarterfinals of the 88th Japanese High School Baseball Championship became a game that remains in the history of Japanese High School Baseball Championship. Professional career On October 3, 2007, Nakamura was drafted by the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in the 2007 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.