Baseball: Slugger Nakamura joins Orix
December 21, 2005Slugger Norihiro Nakamura, who played in the U.S. minor leagues for much of this year, said Wednesday he has decided to return to Japanese baseball and agreed on a one-year deal with the Orix Buffaloes. Nakamura accepted an offer Orix made earlier this month and is expected to occupy a spot in the heart of the lineup along with Kazuhiro Kiyohara, who announced his decision to join the Kobe-based Pacific League team on Tuesday.