The Hanshin Tigers (阪神タイガース , Hanshin Taigāsu ) are a Nippon Professional Baseball team playing in the Central League.
 The team is based in Koshien, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, and are owned by Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.
Michael Lewis Greenwell (born July 18, 1963) is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire MLB career with the Boston Red Sox (1985–1996).
 He played a few games for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan (1997), before retiring.
 Greenwell was nicknamed "The Gator."
 He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
 He was voted fourth in Rookie of the Year voting in 1987.
 Greenwell was a leading contender for the AL MVP in 1988, but he lost out to José Canseco, who pulled off the first 40 home run, 40 stolen base season in baseball history.
 Greenwell hit .325 with 22 HR and 119 RBI in 1988, setting career highs in all three categories.
Osamu Hamanaka (濱中 治, born July 9, 1978 in Tanabe, Wakayama) is a former Japanese professional baseball player.
 Drafted by the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball in 1996, Hamanaka spent 11 years with the club from 1997 to 2007.
 Following his time with Hanshin, Hamanaka spent three seasons with the Orix Buffaloes from 2008 to 2010 and one season with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in 2011.
 In November 2014 it was announced that Hamanaka had signed a contract to return to Hanshin as a batting coach for the farm team.
Kōichi Tabuchi (田淵 幸一 , Tabuchi Kōichi , born September 24, 1946) is a Japanese former professional baseball player, manager, and commentator.
 During his career, Tabuchi played for the Hanshin Tigers and the Seibu Lions.
 Tabuchi played catcher for the Hanshin Tigers from 1969 and 1978, where his combination with pitcher Yutaka Enatsu was called the "Golden Battery".
Atsushi Fujimoto (藤本 敦士, born October 4, 1977) is a former professional baseball player from Akashi, Hyōgo, Japan.
 After a nine-year career for the Hanshin Tigers, Fujimoto finished his career with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows before retiring at the end of the 2013 season.
 On 6 November 2014 it was announced that Fujimoto will return to Hanshin as an infield and baserunning coach for the farm team.
Minoru Murayama (村山 実 , Murayama Minoru , October 12, 1936 – August 22, 1998, born in Kita-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, raised in Amagasaki) was a professional baseball player for the Osaka Tigers (later Hanshin Tigers) in Nippon Professional Baseball.
 His number "11" is retired with the Tigers.
 A pitcher with Hanshin from 1959 to 1972, he recorded a career 2.09 ERA and 192 career complete games to go with 222 wins.
 Hall of Famer.
Yutaka Wada (和田 豊 , born September 2, 1962 in Matsudo, Chiba, Japan) is a retired Japanese baseball player for the Hanshin Tigers.
 He previously worked as a hitting coach for the Hanshin Tigers prior to the 2012 season.
 After the team failed to make the 2011 play-offs, team manager Akinobu Mayumi was fired, and Yutaka Wada was giving the position to replace him less than a week later.
 He is notable for various accomplishments, which include the following:
Andy Mark Sheets (born November 19, 1971) is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the Seattle Mariners (1996–1997), San Diego Padres (1998), Anaheim Angels (1999), Boston Red Sox (2000) and Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2001–2002).
 He played first base for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2003–2004), and Hanshin Tigers (2005–2007), of the Nippon Professional Baseball league.
 He is the cousin of pitcher Ben Sheets.
<ref name="USA/BW"> </ref> Instead of Tom O'Malley, he scouts players in the major and minor league for the Hanshin Tigers.
Hiroshi Yagi (八木 裕 , born June 8, 1965 in Tamano, Okayama, Japan) is a retired Japanese baseball player for the Hanshin Tigers.
 He was an All-Star in 1990 and a member of the Tigers' 2003 championship team.
 In the later years of his career, he was known as the team's "God of Pinch Hitting".
 After retiring at the end of the 2004 season, he spent some time in the media before becoming a hitting coach for Hanshin in 2009.
 He was named as the hitting coach for the club's second team for the 2015 season.
City of Palms Park is a stadium in Fort Myers, Florida primarily used for baseball, although the City of Fort Myers uses the venue for the occasional concert.
 It served as the spring training home of the Boston Red Sox from its opening in 1993 to 2011.
 Former Boston Red Sox left fielder Mike Greenwell is from Fort Myers, and was instrumental in bringing his team to the city for spring training.
 The stadium was built in 1992 for that purpose and holds 8,000 people.
 It was also the home of the Red Sox Rookie team, the Gulf Coast League Red Sox, from April through June.
 The stadium's name is taken from the city's official nickname.

Question: What former left fielders nick name, who played a few games for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan, and was instrumental in bringing his team to the City of Palms Park for spring training?
Answer: The Gator