
On the 16th, the Orix Buffaloes announced the resignation of development coach Kohei Suzuki. He joined the Orix Buffaloes as the 7th draft pick in 2015 from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagoya. He appeared in a total of 218 games and retired from active play at the end of 2019. He was appointed as an assistant fielder coach the following year in 2020 and has served as a development coach since 2021. He was primarily responsible for instructing young players on the farm team.
It has already been announced that Head Coach Toshio Haru, Batting Coach Keizo Kawashima, Roving Coordinator Coach Katsumi Mizumoto, pitcher Coach Masafumi Hirai, pitcher Coach Rui Makino, and Shintaro Yoshida outfield defense and base running Coach will step down. This marks the seventh coach to depart this off-season. The team finished in fourth place with 11 games under .500, falling into the B-class for the first time in two years. Next season, which will be Manager Mamoru Kishida's third year in charge, the team aims for a comeback under a new structure.