Hiroyuki Nakajima RUMORS & NEWS

Oakland Tribune "The A's don't know quite where to put shortstop Hiroyuki Nakajima in the lineup. He must have a none-too-favorable impression of the seventh spot after batting there Saturday during the A's 6-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies. He was hit in the left elbow in his first trip. Then he was hit..." March 03

CSN Bay Area "Hiro Nakajima is a superstar in Japan and a veteran of 11 years of professional baseball with the Seibu Lions. Yet, he had some jitters as he took the field in front of a mere 6,132 at Maryvale Stadium in the A's Cactus League opener. "The environment, the ambiance, it was just fantastic and it..." February 24

San Francisco Chronicle "Hiro Nakajima's first game as a big-league player was A-OK. Nothing spectacular, but no flubs, just a solid day. "I thought he looked good," A's manager Bob Melvin said of the A's shortstop. Nakajima went 0-for-2 with a walk, which came in his first plate appearance. He fielded two grounders..." February 24

San Francisco Chronicle "Jed Lowrie would prefer to play one position every day and feels most comfortable at shortstop. Hiro Nakajima told A's manager Bob Melvin he is happy to play anywhere. For starters, though, Lowrie will bounce around the infield and Nakajima will focus on shortstop; this is his first year..." February 17