Nobutaka Imamura

Nobutaka Imamura (今村 信貴)

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 5' 10", Weight 171 lb.

• High School Taisei Gakuin University High School

• Born March 15, 1994 in Shijonawate, Osaka Japan

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Biographical Information

Nobutaka Imamura debuted in Nippon Pro Baseball in 2013.

Imamura was a second-round draft pick of the Yomiuri Giants in 2011 NPB draft. He was 3-1 with a 2.63 ERA in the minors in 2012 then had a 10-3, 3.45 record in the minors in 2013. He was 1-1 with a 2.12 ERA in three late-season starts for the big club in 2013. He became the third-youngest Giants lefty to win a start, the other two being over 70 years prior with Tetsuharu Kawakami (1938 and Hiroshi Nakao (1939). He then made relief appearances in games 3 and 4 in the 2013 Japan Series.

Sources include yakyubaka.com, ja.wikipedia.org