He plays catcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.

Nakamura was selected to the 2018 NPB All-Star game [jp].

[1] In the 2021 Japan Series, he batted 7-for-22 (a team-best .318 average) with three RBIs and threw out a couple of base-runners to win the Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award.

[2][3][4] Nakamura appeared in 5 games for Japan in the 2023 World Baseball Classic, winning gold.

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