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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.
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Overview
Yuhei Nakaushiro is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher born on September 17, 1989, in Kumatori, Osaka Prefecture. He attended Kindai University (Kinki University) before entering the professional ranks. Standing 183 cm tall, the left-hander was drafted in the second round by the Chiba Lotte Marines in 2011, pitched for them from 2012 to 2015, went through an independent league and the Arizona Diamondbacks' minor-league system, and finished his career with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
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 37)
- Origin
- Kumatori, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 183 cm
- Occupation
- Baseball player
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Snake
2. Background
- University
- Kindai University
3. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E5%BE%8C%E6%82%A0%E5%B9%B3
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8060451
4. About this entry
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- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Yuhei Nakaushiro born?
Yuhei Nakaushiro was born on September 17, 1989 and is 37 years old.
Where is Yuhei Nakaushiro from?
Yuhei Nakaushiro is from Kumatori, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
What does Yuhei Nakaushiro do?
Yuhei Nakaushiro works as Baseball player.
How tall is Yuhei Nakaushiro?
Yuhei Nakaushiro is 183 cm tall.
Where did Yuhei Nakaushiro study?
Yuhei Nakaushiro attended Kindai University.
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