Ryoji Moriyama (森山 良二, born July 20, 1963 in
Kitakyushu
is a Cities of Japan, city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of June 1, 2019, Kitakyushu has an estimated population of 940,978, making it the second-largest city in both Fukuoka Prefecture and the island of Kyushu after the city of Fuku ...
,
Fukuoka, Japan) is a former
Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher, and current the third squad
manager
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Management includes the activities o ...
for the
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of
Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
He previously played for the
Seibu Lions, and the
Yokohama BayStars.
Professional career
Active player era
On November 20, 1986, Moriyama was drafted first round pick by theSeibu Lions in the
1986 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.
He made his debut in the
Pacific League during the 1987 season, pitched in 4 games.
In the 1988 season, he won 10 games as a starting pitcher and honored for the
1988 Pacific League Rookie of the Year Award.
He was
traded
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An early form of trade, barter, saw the direct excha ...
to the Yokohama BayStars in March before the start of the 1993 season, his seventh career season.
He played three seasons with the BayStars and retired after the 2005 season.
In his 9-season career, Moriyama pitched in 86 games, posting a 14-15
win–loss record, and a 4.21
ERA
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Compa ...
.
After retirement
After his retirement, Moriyama was the pitching coach for the Yokohama Bay Stars during the 1996-1997 season.
He served as the Seibu Lions' first squad and second squad pitching coach from the 1998-2007 seasons.
He also served as manager of the
Fukuoka Red Warblers
The were a baseball team in the Shikoku-Kyūshū Island League of Japan. The team was established as part of the expansion of the league (along with the Nagasaki Saints). They started league play during the season, lasting through the 2009 sea ...
of the Independent League during the 2008-2009 season.
In the 2010 season, he was named first squad pitching coach for the
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and served through the 2019 season.
In the 2020 season, Moriyama became the first squad pitching coach of the
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
He will be the third squad manager starting in the 2023 season.
References
External links
- Career statistics - NPB.jp
- Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site
1963 births
Living people
Baseball people from Kitakyushu
Japanese baseball players
Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers
Seibu Lions players
Yokohama BayStars players
Nippon Professional Baseball Rookie of the Year Award winners
Japanese baseball coaches
Nippon Professional Baseball coaches
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