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My Take
Honestly, there's something quietly compelling about Ryoji Nakata — a baseball player out of Yao, Osaka, born in November 1987 under Scorpio, which if you know anything about Scorpios, tells you a lot: still waters, fierce interior, the kind of guy who doesn't broadcast his intensity until suddenly it's right there in front of you. At 171 cm he's never going to be the towering presence scouts dream about, but baseball history is full of guys who made that exact height irrelevant through sheer craft and baseball IQ, and I'd bet my last dollar he's that type. Not a lot of flash on his public profile, and honestly that kind of low-key dedication is its own statement — Yao isn't glamorous, it's a real working-class Osaka city, and someone who came up through that and made it to professional ball clearly wasn't relying on hype to carry him.
Overview
Ryoji Nakata is a Japanese baseball player born on November 3, 1987, in Yao, Osaka Prefecture. He stands 171 cm tall. Further details about his career, agency, and personal life are not publicly available.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ryoji Nakata
- Name (Japanese)
- 中田亮二
- Reading
- なかた りょうじ
- Born
- November 3, 1987 (age 38)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Rabbit (卯)
- Origin
- Yao, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 171cm
- Occupation
- Baseball player
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E7%94%B0%E4%BA%AE%E4%BA%8C
Frequently asked questions
When was Ryoji Nakata born?
Born November 3, 1987 (age 38).
Where is Ryoji Nakata from?
Ryoji Nakata is from Yao, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
What does Ryoji Nakata do?
Ryoji Nakata works as Baseball player.
How tall is Ryoji Nakata?
Ryoji Nakata is 171cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.