Don Nomura

Quick Facts

Full Name	Don Nomura
Occupation	Sports Agent
Date Of Birth	May 17, 1957(1957-05-17)
Age	67
Birthplace	Chuo City
Country	Japan
Horoscope	Taurus

Don Nomura Biography

Don Nomura is one of the most popular and richest Sports Agent who was born on May 17, 1957 in Chuo City, Japan.

Nomura was born Donald Engel at St. Luke’s International Hospital in Chūō, Tokyo. Born to a Japanese mother and a Jewish American father, Yoshie Itō left the family when Don was six, leaving Alvin George Engel to care for him and his younger brother Kenneth. He attended St. Mary’s International School, a private, English-speaking Catholic school in Tokyo, until he was kicked out for fighting at the age of 16. Nomura then attended Chofu High School, then transferred to Zama High School, where he played baseball, and graduated in

1975. During this time, he began visiting his mother, who had changed her name to Sachiyo and married NPB catcher and manager Katsuya Nomura. After completing high school, Nomura enrolled at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona, California where he studied and played baseball from 1975–77.

In 1977, at the age of 21, the Japanese Home Ministry would no longer allow Nomura to hold a dual US–Japan citizenship, requiring him to choose one. He chose Japanese citizenship. Nomura’s decision was influenced by a NPB restriction that allowed only two foreign players per team at the time. He then assumed the name Katsuaki Itō (Itou Katsuaki) until his stepfather adopted him that same year, at which time he took the name Don Katsuki Nomura. Commenting on his new Japanese name, Nomura remarked, “It helped me get into places and meet people”. He began playing on a minor league team affiliated with the Yakult Swallows the next year as a utility infielder. In 1981, he was released after playing four seasons with the team because of poor performance. That same year, Nomura’s 62-year-old father, Alvin Engel, committed suicide in Hawaii via carbon monoxide poisoning. Nomura traveled to Hawaii to pick up his father’s ashes and returned them to Japan.

Don Nomura Net Worth

Don Nomura is one of the richest Sports Agent from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Don Nomura 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Don Katsuaki Nomura (団 野村 , Dan Nomura, born Donald Engel, May 17, 1957) is a sports agent who primarily represents Japanese baseball players.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Don Nomura height 1.81 m Dor weight 80 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Don Nomura Dating?

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In 1998, the NPB contract loophole was tested again when Nomura advised Hiroshima Carp player Alfonso Soriano of the Dominican Republic who wished to move to MLB. Although NPB had amended the player contract to prohibit retired players from signing overseas, they had inadvertently failed to notify MLB of the change as required by the working agreement. After failing to reach a contract agreement with the Carp, Soriano declared his retirement as Nomo had three years before. This decision resulted in the Carp management suing Nomura for $100,000 in damages as well as threatening legal action against any MLB ball club that negotiated with Soriano. However, MLB eventually ruled that Soriano could be classified as a free agent. The Carp gave up pursuing legal action, and the suit with Nomura was later settled. Soriano signed with the New York Yankees for $3.1 million over four years, a vast improvement over the $40,000 a year he was offered from the Carp.

Facts & Trivia

Dor Ranked on the list of most popular Sports Agent. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Don Nomura celebrates birthday on May 17 of every year.

Nomura’s stepbrother is former NPB player and current Yomiuri Giants coach Katsunori Nomura. After a 2001 tax evasion scandal involving Nomura’s mother Sachiyo, he and brother Kenneth Engel got into a public dispute with her, but later reconciled. Katsunori Nomura, however, remained supportive during the months preceding Sachiyo’s arrest.