On the 8th, Nippon-Ham announced that starting next season, Keisuke Tanimoto will be appointed as a pitcher coach, and Yohei Kagiya will be appointed as an assistant pitcher coach and assistant pitcher coordinator.
This season, Tanimoto served as a batting pitcher on the team staff, while Kagiya worked in the Baseball Operations department of the Team Management Division. Their numbers have been set as 70 for Tanimoto and 89 for Kagiya.
Tanimoto joined Nippon-Ham as the 7th draft pick in 2008. In 2016, he recorded a career-high 28 holds and contributed to the league championship. He moved to Chunichi in 2017 and appeared in a total of 524 games.
Kagiya joined Nippon-Ham as a third-round draft pick in 2012. He also played for The Giants and appeared in 420 games.
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