:Masato Nakazawa

{{short description|Japanese baseball player}}

{{Infobox NPB player

|name=Masato Nakazawa

|image=Masato-Nakazawa20100607.jpg

|image_size=250

|caption=

|position=Pitcher

|team=

|number=

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1985|2|16}}

|birth_place=Toyama, Toyama, Japan

|debutdate=March 30

|debutyear=2010

|debutteam=Tokyo Yakult Swallows

|finalyear=2020

|finaldate=October 3

|finalteam=Tokyo Yakult Swallows

| statyear = 2020 season

| statleague = NPB

| stat1label = Win–loss record

| stat1value = 13–15

| stat2label = Holds

| stat2value = 21

| stat3label = ERA

| stat3value = 5.16

| stat4label = Strikeouts

| stat4value = 196

|teams=

}}

{{nihongo|Masato Nakazawa|中澤 雅人|Nakazawa Masato|extra=born February 16, 1985 in Toyama, Toyama, Japan}} is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.

Career

Tokyo Yakult Swallows selected Kazahari with the first selection in the {{ill|2009 NPB draft|jp|2009年度新人選手選択会議 (日本プロ野球)}}.{{cite web| url=https://draft.npb.jp/draft/2009/draftlist_s.html | title=東京ヤクルトスワローズ 選択選手一覧 | language=Japanese | work=NPB.jp 日本野球機構 | accessdate=January 8, 2021 }}

On March 30, 2010, Nakazawa made his NPB debut.

On October 24, 2020, Nakazawa announced his retirement.{{ cite web | url=https://www.yakult-swallows.co.jp/news/detail/25171 | title=現役引退選手のお知らせ | work=東京ヤクルトスワローズ公式サイト Tokyo Yakult Swallows | language=Japanese | date=October 24, 2020 | accessdate=January 8, 2021}}

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