P Motoyuki Nakamura #43
Age: 34 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Unhappy    
12/31/2026
P MOTOYUKI NAKAMURA #43 - AGE: 34 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
25 0 7-1 2 3.14 57.1 58 8 18 51 1.33 0.1
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 6 7 6 6
Movement 5 5 5 5
Control 5 5 5 5
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 7 7
Curveball 7 7
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 91-93 Mph
Stamina 6
Suggested Role Bullpen
Groundball Percentage 56 %
Hold Runners 8
Defense 5
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 9
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/17/2026 @ VLM Win, 8-5 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/2026 @ VLM Win, 4-3 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Save
09/03/2026 @ ALL Loss, 1-2 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
08/30/2026 PHR Loss, 4-10 2.1 1 1 1 1 5
08/22/2026 @ PENN Loss, 2-9 1.1 4 4 4 0 2
08/19/2026 HBC Win, 3-2 3.1 6 1 1 1 2 Win
08/10/2026 VLM Loss, 3-7 2.1 2 2 2 1 3
08/09/2026 VLM Loss, 5-13 1.0 0 0 0 2 2
08/01/2026 @ ELL Win, 7-4 3.0 3 1 1 1 2 Win
07/27/2026 PENN Loss, 0-10 3.0 2 0 0 0 2
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Very Low
Loyalty:Very Low
Desire f. Win:Normal
Greed:Very High
Intelligence:Normal
Work Ethic:Normal
Birthday:06/16/1992
Born in:Shiwa, IWA
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 1"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$550,000
Signed Through:2027 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 84 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:6 Years, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
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USSL TRIPLE A 2026 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 25 0 7 1 2 3.14 57.1 58 20 20 8 18 51 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 6 1 66.7 25 8 12.56 9.10 8.01 2.83 4.33 1.33 102 0.1 .327        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 45 10 1 0 0 1 2 10 0 0 0 .222 .255 .244 .500      
vs. RHB 167 48 9 1 8 19 16 41 0 2 4 .287 .364 .497 .861      
USSL TRIPLE A 2026 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 8 0 2 1 0 2.18 20.2 24 5 5 1 5 13  
June 3 0 2 0 0 2.35 7.2 5 2 2 0 5 8  
July 5 0 1 0 1 2.63 13.2 13 4 4 3 2 12  
August 6 0 2 0 0 6.07 13.1 16 9 9 4 6 16  
September 3 0 0 0 1 0.00 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 2  
Career 25 0 7 1 2 3.14 57.1 58 20 20 8 18 51  
Home 14 0 4 1 1 3.34 35.0 36 13 13 7 10 32  
Road 11 0 3 0 1 2.82 22.1 22 7 7 1 8 19  
Grass 25 0 7 1 2 3.14 57.1 58 20 20 8 18 51  
Day 9 0 2 0 1 0.75 24.0 25 2 2 1 6 19  
Night 16 0 5 1 1 4.86 33.1 33 18 18 7 12 32  
As Reliever / Substitution 25 0 7 1 2 3.14 57.1 58 20 20 8 18 51  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2021 Chicago - PL 28 47 0 4 8 12 3.73 60.1 48 27 25 6 39 53 0 0 1.44 .275 4.55 -0.3 105
2022 Chicago - PL 29 11 0 1 1 0 6.75 12.0 12 12 9 2 11 6 0 0 1.92 .256 6.89 -0.5 54
2024 Montana - 3L 31 29 0 1 0 3 3.95 27.1 26 13 12 1 13 23 0 0 1.43 .312 3.27 0.5 111
2024 Chicago - PL 31 18 0 2 2 0 3.20 19.2 18 8 7 3 10 13 0 0 1.42 .259 4.69 -0.2 113
2024 Total - PL 31 47 0 3 2 3 3.64 47.0 44 21 19 4 23 36 0 0 1.43 .290 3.66 0.2 102
2025 Montana - 3L 32 15 0 1 1 0 6.00 15.0 16 11 10 1 13 10 0 0 1.93 .326 4.62 -0.1 63
2025 Ft. Worth - SL 32 9 0 0 0 0 8.22 7.2 10 8 7 3 4 5 0 0 1.83 .280 7.77 -0.3 48
2025 Total - SL 32 24 0 1 1 0 6.75 22.2 26 19 17 4 17 15 0 0 1.90 .310 5.77 -0.4 58
Total PL 76 0 7 11 12 4.01 92.0 78 47 41 11 60 72 0 0 1.50 .268 4.88 -1.0 100
Total SL 9 0 0 0 0 8.22 7.2 10 8 7 3 4 5 0 0 1.83 .280 7.77 -0.3 48
Total 3L 44 0 2 1 3 4.68 42.1 42 24 22 2 26 33 0 0 1.61 .317 3.75 0.3 94
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2022 Naperville - AAA 29 20 0 0 3 13 6.87 18.1 20 14 14 4 12 16 0 0 1.75 .333 6.17 -0.3 64
2023 Naperville - AAA 30 39 0 2 2 0 2.58 38.1 31 12 11 3 24 46 0 0 1.43 .315 3.34 0.7 175
2026 Tortolita - AAA 33 25 0 7 1 2 3.14 57.1 58 20 20 8 18 51 0 0 1.33 .327 4.33 0.1 135
Total PAAA 59 0 2 5 13 3.97 56.2 51 26 25 7 36 62 0 0 1.54 .321 4.26 139.0
Total SAAA 25 0 7 1 2 3.14 57.1 58 20 20 8 18 51 0 0 1.33 .327 4.33 134.8
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2021 Chicago - SL 28 3 0 0 0 3 1.80 5.0 6 1 1 1 0 5 0 0 1.20 .357 0.00 0.0 0
2021 Chicago - PL 28 3 1 2 0 1 1.80 10.0 3 2 2 1 7 14 0 0 1.00 .118 0.00 0.0 0
2021 Total - PL 28 6 1 2 0 4 1.80 15.0 9 3 3 2 7 19 0 0 1.07 .226 0.00 0.0 0
2022 Chicago - PL 29 2 0 0 0 0 5.40 3.1 3 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 1.50 .222 0.00 0.0 0
2024 Chicago - PL 31 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 0.00 0.0 0
2025 Montana - SL 32 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.00 .000 0.00 0.0 0
2025 Montana - PL 32 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.00 .500 0.00 0.0 0
2025 Total - PL 32 3 0 0 0 2 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1.00 .250 0.00 0.0 0
Total PL 8 1 2 0 2 2.35 15.1 7 4 4 2 9 17 0 0 1.04 .161 4.38 287.4
Total SL 5 0 0 0 4 1.50 6.0 6 1 1 1 1 6 0 0 1.17 .312 3.52 334.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2021 Chicago - ML P 46 0 1 9 0 11 1 .909 60.1 1.49 -0.3 .958
2022 Chicago - ML P 11 0 1 3 1 4 0 1.000 12.0 3.00 +0.0 1.036
2022 Naperville - AAA P 19 0 0 6 0 6 0 1.000 18.1 2.95 +0.6 1.208
2023 Naperville - AAA P 38 0 2 8 0 12 2 .833 38.1 2.35 -0.2 .942
2024 Chicago - ML P 16 0 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 19.2 3.20 +0.6 1.265
2024 Montana - ML P 29 0 3 4 1 7 0 1.000 27.1 2.30 +0.6 1.383
2025 Ft. Worth - ML P 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.2 0.00 -0.0 .000
2025 Montana - ML P 15 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 15.0 1.20 +0.0 1.017
2026 Tortolita - AAA P 25 0 3 6 0 9 0 1.000 57.1 1.41 +0.1 1.007
TOTAL P 208 0 12 43 2 58 3 .948 256.0 1.93 +1.5 1.048
PLAYER HISTORY
12/31/2020 Entered the United States Premier League as a free agent from Japan.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 4 (4).
01/09/2021 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $3,000,000 with the Chicago Gold Sox organization.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 4 (4).
12/31/2022 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 4 (5).
12/31/2023 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5).
07/16/2024 Was traded by the Chicago Gold Sox to the Montana Pandas, along with SP Wayne Hurst, RP Louis Webber, $25,000,000, in exchange for CF Sergio Rodríguez, RP Sixto Palaeios.
08/08/2024 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $1,650,000 with the Montana Pandas organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5).
06/15/2025 Was claimed off waivers by Ft. Worth while with Montana.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2021 47 5
Year SV Rank
2021 12 7
Year RA Rank
2021 47 5
Year GF Rank
2021 35 3
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