| Tetsuro Nishida | |
|---|---|
 Nishida with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: (1991-09-04)September 4, 1991 (age 33) Ibaraki, Osaka | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| October 15, 2011, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | |
| Last NPB appearance | |
| September 25, 2020, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | |
| NPB statistics (through 2020 season) | |
| Batting average | .219 |
| Home runs | 13 |
| RBI | 71 |
| Hits | 171 |
| Stolen base | 16 |
| Sacrifice bunt | 23 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Tetsuro Nishida (西田 哲朗, born September 4, 1991, inIbaraki, Osaka) is aJapanese former professionalbaseball player who is currently a staff for theFukuoka SoftBank Hawks ofNippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has played in NPB for theTohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and Hawks.
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles selected Nishida with the second selection in the2009 NPB draft [jp].[1]
In 2010 season, Nishida played in theEastern League of NPB's minor leagues.
On October 15, 2011, Nishida debuted in thePacific League against theSaitama Seibu Lions.[2]
On September 14, 2012, Nishida recorded his firsthit andRBI.[3] In 2012 season, he played 20 games in the Pacific League.
In 2013 season, Nishida played 26 games in the Pacific League. And he was selected as theJapan Series roster in the2013 Japan Series.[4]
On May 10, 2014, Nishida recorded his firsthome run.[5] In 2014 season, he finished the regular season in 126 games with abatting average of .250, a 7 home runs, a RBI of 41, and a 8stolen bases.
In 2015 season, Nishida finished the regular season in 62 games with a batting average of .220, a one home runs, a RBI of 8, and a 2 stolen bases.
In 2016 season, Nishida played 11 games in the Pacific League.
In 2017 season, Nishida played 22 games in the Pacific League.
On November 14, 2017, theTohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles traded Nishida to theFukuoka SoftBank Hawks forAyatsugu Yamashita.[6]
In 2018 season, Nishida finished the regular season in 72 games with a batting average of .211, a 4 home runs, a RBI of 16, and a 3 stolen bases. In the2018 Pacific League Climax Series against theSaitama Seibu Lions, Nishida played an active part in five games with a batting average of .583 (7 hits in 17 at bats).[7] And he played in the2018 Japan Series and recorded his first hit and RBI in the Japan Series.[8]
In 2019 season, Nishida injured his left flank on April 3 and his right flank on July 26.[9][10] As a result, he played only seven games.
In 2020 season, Nishida played 36 games in the Pacific League. On December 2, 2020, he become a free agent.[11] On December 23, 2020, he announced his retirement.[12] On December 25, 2020, he become a staff for the Hawks of NPB.[13]
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