Takuro Ishii General Fielder Coach becomes Chief Hitting Coach
DeNA announced the 1st coaching staff for the 2023 season has been decided. Director Daisuke Miura will take the lead and Ryoji Aikawa will become the “head of strategy and battery coach”. Fielder general manager Takuro Ishii becomes the “batting head coach”. Head coach Michio Aoyama will be the “patrol coach”.
The farm is headed by Toshihisa Nishi Farm Director. The farm coach has a “new” training ward and Iwao Omura as a “practice batting coach”. Kazuo Fujita, the development coach, will become the “defender development coach”, Takashi Managa, the general manager of the farm, will become the “development coordinator of the defender and head coach of the defender” and Kai Yagi will become the “coordinator of the launcher development and coach development launcher. “