Norihiro Nakamura failed to make the Los Angeles Dodgers' Opening Day roster on Saturday and the Japanese infielder is considering a move to another club with an option to return to Japanese baseball.
The Dodgers assigned Nakamura, who signed a minor-league contract on Feb. 3, to Triple-A Las Vegas after Saturday's preseason exhibition game against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Dodger Stadium.
Nakamura singled to center in his only at-bat of the game and finished spring training with a .295 average with three homers and eight RBIs in 20 games. The 31-year-old insisted that the stats should be convincing enough to make his case.
"I gave my best possible effort and I did my best to a degree where I can say there is nothing more I could have done," said Nakamura, who joined spring training as a non-roster invitee.