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Takayoshi Nakao
中尾孝義
Takayoshi Nakao; 中尾孝義
	Catcher / Coach
	Born: February 16, 1956 (age 68); Kasai, Hyōgo, Japan
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
	April 4, 1981, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last appearance
	October 24, 1993, for the Seibu Lions
NPB statistics ; (through 1993)
Batting average	.263
Hits	699
RBIs	335
Teams
	As player Chunichi Dragons (1981–1988); Yomiuri Giants (1989–1992); Seibu Lions (1992–1993); As coach Seibu Lions (1995–1998); Mercuries Tigers (1999); Yokohama BayStars (2000–2001); Orix BlueWave (2002–2003); Hanshin Tigers (2004–2006);
Career highlights and awards
	Central League MVP (1982); Comeback Player of the Year (1989); 3× NPB All-Star (1982, 1984, 1989); 2× Best Nine Award (1982, 1989); 2× Mitsui Golden Glove Award (1982, 1989);

Takayoshi Nakao (中尾孝義, Nakao Takayoshi, born February 16, 1956, in Hyogo Prefecture) is a former Japanese professional baseball player. He was a catcher.^[1] In 1982, he was the MVP of the Central League.

His career lasted 13 seasons, from 1981 to 1993.^[1]

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^ ^a ^b "Takayoshi Nakao". Retrieved 1 March 2014.

[Baseball_Reference.com-1] "Takayoshi Nakao". Retrieved 1 March 2014.

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Takayoshi Nakao 中尾孝義
Catcher / Coach
Born: (1956-02-16) February 16, 1956 (age 68) Kasai, Hyōgo, Japan
Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
April 4, 1981, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last appearance
October 24, 1993, for the Seibu Lions
NPB statistics (through 1993)
Batting average	.263
Hits	699
RBIs	335

Teams
As player Chunichi Dragons (1981–1988) Yomiuri Giants (1989–1992) Seibu Lions (1992–1993) As coach Seibu Lions (1995–1998) Mercuries Tigers (1999) Yokohama BayStars (2000–2001) Orix BlueWave (2002–2003) Hanshin Tigers (2004–2006)
Career highlights and awards
Central League MVP (1982) Comeback Player of the Year (1989) 3× NPB All-Star (1982, 1984, 1989) 2× Best Nine Award (1982, 1989) 2× Mitsui Golden Glove Award (1982, 1989)

Summary

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