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