Seibu Lions finalize coaching staff for 2027 season; Hiroyuki Shirasaki appointed as first-team batting coach

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Seibu Lions manager Fumiya Nishiguchi (C) Kyodo News
Seibu Lions manager Fumiya Nishiguchi (C) Kyodo News

The Seibu Lions announced on the 30th the coaching staff for the 2027 season.

Hiroyuki Shirasaki will be appointed as the first-team batting coach starting next season. Through the club, Shirasaki commented: 'I intend to utilize the knowledge and insights I gained while working as a performance analyst this past year to support each player by addressing their individual characteristics and challenges, helping them maximize their unique strengths. I will prioritize communication with the players and strive to convey information obtained from analysis in an easy-to-understand manner so it can be applied to daily practice and games. I will continue to learn and devote myself to improving player performance and contributing to the team's scoring ability.'

Coach Masatoshi Okada and Coach Shota Nakata will be reassigned.

▼ First army

Manager: 74 Fumiya Nishiguchi

First-team Head Coach: 91 Yusuke Torigoe

First-team chief pitcher coach: 81 Kiyoshi Toyoda

First-team pitcher coach: 95 Tatsuya Oishi

First-team Battery Coach: 92 Masatoshi Okada

First-team head fielder and batting coach: 78 Toshihisa Nishi

First-team Hitting Coach: 83 Yoshiie Tachibana

First-team Hitting Coach: Hiroyuki Shirasaki

First-team infield defense and base running coach: 87 Satoshi Kuroda

First Team outfield defense and base running Coach: 84 Masato Kumashiro

▼ Farm

Manager: 79 Tatsuya Ozeki

Chief pitcher Coach: 72 Yoshihiro Doi

pitcher Coach: 98 Tomio Watanabe

pitcher Coach: 93 Hayato Aoki

pitcher Coach: 85 Daiki Enokida

Battery Coach: 82 Kosuke Noda

Chief fielder and Batting Coach: 77 Ryutaro Tsuji

Batting Coach: 88 Hiroyuki Oshima

infield defense and base running coach: 80 Keiji Obiki

outfield defense and base running coach: 86 Shogo Akada

▼ Third Team

Chief Coach: 97 Satoshi Aoki

fielder Coach: 76 Norio Tanabe

fielder Coach: 94 Yuji Onizaki

fielder coach: 89 Fumikazu Kimura

fielder coach: 96 Shota Nakata

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Seibu Lions finalize coaching staff for 2027 season; Hiroyuki Shirasaki appointed as first-team batting coach