My Take
I have a soft spot for guys like Yuhei Nakaushiro — a left-handed pitcher out of Kumatori, Osaka who ground his way through Kinki University with a ridiculous 1.48 ERA over four years, got drafted by the Chiba Lotte Marines in the second round, and then refused to stay in one lane. When NPB didn't work out he bounced through an independent league, then somehow landed in the Arizona Diamondbacks minor-league system before coming back to Japan for one more run with the DeNA BayStars. That's not a soft career arc — that's a guy who genuinely loved the game more than he loved comfort. The multi-arm-angle, slider-heavy approach that earned him a "Japanese Randy Johnson" nickname tells you everything: this was a craftsman who bet on guile over raw stuff, and he took that bet all the way around the world.
Overview
Yuhei Nakaushiro is a Japanese professional baseball player born on September 17, 1989, in Kumatori, Osaka Prefecture. He attended Kindai University (Kinki University) before entering the professional ranks. Standing 183 cm tall, he is known as a steady, workmanlike presence on the field. Most personal details remain private.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yuhei Nakaushiro
- Name (Japanese)
- 中後悠平
- Reading
- なかうしろ ゆうへい
- Born
- September 17, 1989 (age 36)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Snake (巳)
- Origin
- Kumatori, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 183 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Active years
- Unknown
- Occupation
- Baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Kindai University
- Debut
- Unknown
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E5%BE%8C%E6%82%A0%E5%B9%B3
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.