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Lou Brock League
4-28-2069
Nobuyuki Naruse First Base
Retired (2026, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .262 Total Rating   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .789 Status Retired (2026) Option Years 0  
H 604 Age 77 (OS 77) Date of Birth 04-13-1992
HR 115 Drafted Round 1, Pick 8
(2018)
Majors Svc Time 6 years
(145 games)
RBI 322
SB 23
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R A+ Power vs. L A+ Velocity D+   Mentor vR A+
Speed C+ Bunt Control   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF D- (11.8%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF (2.3%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
2019 MIN
70
67
9
16
2
1
3
10
8
14 0 0
1
0 0
.753
.320
.433
.194
.239
2020 MIN
98
111
15
25
1
1
7
15
11
23 2 1
1
1 0
.745
.304
.441
.216
.225
2021 MIN
152
406
56
120
15
1
26
67
39
92 1 0
5
2 8
.888
.359
.530
.234
.296
2022 MIN
138
440
69
113
22
0
23
57
46
93 2 2
4
3 2
.792
.329
.464
.207
.257
2023 MIN
148
533
58
136
19
2
20
76
48
130 5 3
6
2 10
.732
.321
.411
.156
.255
2024 MIN
158
521
76
144
23
3
28
71
42
99 6 1
5
9 8
.830
.337
.493
.217
.276
2025 MIN-KC
86
145
19
32
3
1
6
15
16
29 0 0
1
0 5
.677
.298
.379
.159
.221
2026 KC
20
78
5
18
5
1
2
11
6
13 0 1
0
0 1
.680
.282
.397
.167
.231
Total
870
2301
307
604
90
10
115
322
216
493 16 8
23
17 34
.789
.329
.460
.198
.262
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2026-11-01Nobuyuki Naruse has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2026-06-17The Kansas City Monarchs have waived Nobuyuki Naruse.
2026-06-08The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted Gene Anderson to the major league team. The Kansas City Monarchs have designated Nobuyuki Naruse for assignment.
2026-05-08The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted Nobuyuki Naruse to the major league team. The Kansas City Monarchs have sent Milt Bryden to the minors.
2025-10-03The Kansas City Monarchs have designated Nobuyuki Naruse for assignment. The Kansas City Monarchs have sent Paul Hillman to the minors.
2025-09-22The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted Nobuyuki Naruse to the major league team.
2025-09-22The Kansas City Monarchs have acquired Nobuyuki Naruse from the waiver wire.
2025-08-10The Kansas City Monarchs have waived Nobuyuki Naruse.
2025-08-10The Kansas City Monarchs have acquired Nobuyuki Naruse from the waiver wire.
2025-08-06The Kansas City Monarchs have waived Nobuyuki Naruse.
2025-07-27The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted Roy Clark to the major league team. The Kansas City Monarchs have designated Nobuyuki Naruse for assignment.
2025-06-29Trade #1546917 has been completed between the Kansas City Monarchs and the Minnesota Lumber Kings. The Minnesota Lumber Kings receive Draft Pick 2026 Round 3 KC (Don Savage) from the Kansas City Monarchs in exchange for Nobuyuki Naruse.
2025-04-12The Minnesota Lumber Kings have placed Nobuyuki Naruse on the trade block.
2019-04-03The Minnesota Lumber Kings have promoted Nobuyuki Naruse to the major league team. The Minnesota Lumber Kings have designated Ed Oliver for assignment.