Micheal Yoshihide Nakamura (マイケル中村, Maikeru Nakamura, born September 6, 1976) also call as "MICHAEL" in NPB, is a Japanese-born Australian former professional baseball pitcher who played for the Minnesota Twins and Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, Yomiuri Giants and Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

He struck out more batters than innings pitched, and did not give up a single run in the second half of the season.

In his second year MICHAEL made 39 saves, setting a new Pacific League single-season record, and the Fighters won the Japanese championship series.

Nakamura pitched in four Japanese championship series games, and did not give up a single hit.

One of his curves has a movement resembling a slider (some commentators have called it a slurve), while the other has a wide break.