2006: Orix Buffaloes In , Nakamura re-signed with the Orix Buffaloes, playing primarily as a designated hitter. He finished 2006 with .232 average, 12 homers and 45 RBI. 2007–2008: Chunichi Dragons Nakamura signed a one-year deal for just 4,000,000 yen (about $34,000) as a trainee with the Chunichi Dragons on February 25, . He signed a one-year deal for 6,000,000 yen (about $50,000) as a player on March 22, 2007. His annual income declined due to many troubles, but he got over the shock and was crowned the MVP of the 2007 Japan Series, the only NPB championship of his career. 2009–2010: Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles Nakamura originally anticipated becoming a first baseman in to fill the place of Tyrone Woods, who left the Dragons after the season. However, he declared himself a free agent and later signed with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles after the season ended. Yokohama BayStars Nakamura signed a one-year contract with the Yokohama BayStars on May 24, 2011, and was released on October 3, 2014. He officially retired in February 2015. Post-playing career Nakamura served as a coach at Hamamatsu Kaiseikan High School from 2017 to 2021. On November 2, 2021, Nakamura was hired by the Chunichi Dragons to serve as the team's hitting coach for the 2022 season. See also List of top Nippon Professional Baseball home run hitters References External links 1973 births Baseball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Baseball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Chunichi Dragons players Japanese expatriate baseball players in the United States Kintetsu Buffaloes players Las Vegas 51s players Living people Los Angeles Dodgers players Major League Baseball players from Japan Major League Baseball third basemen Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Nippon Professional Baseball first basemen Nippon Professional Baseball third basemen Olympic medalists in baseball Olympic bronze medalists for Japan Olympic baseball players of Japan Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes players Orix Buffaloes players Baseball people from Osaka Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles players Yokohama BayStars players Yokohama DeNA BayStars players