Ryoji Moriyama

Ryoji Moriyama (森山 良二, born July 20, 1963, in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher, and current the third squad manager for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).[1]

Ryoji Moriyama
Moriyama with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 92
Pitcher / Coach / Manager
Born: (1963-07-20) July 20, 1963
Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
NPB debut
September 10, 1987, for the Seibu Lions
Last NPB appearance
June 17, 1995, for the Yokohama BayStars
NPB statistics
(through 1995)
Win–loss record14-15
Saves0
ERA4.21
Strikeouts156
Teams
As player

As Maneger and coach

Career highlights and awards
Last updated on: 3 December 2022

He previously played for the Seibu Lions, and the Yokohama BayStars.[2]

Professional career

Active player era

On November 20, 1986, Moriyama was drafted first round pick by theSeibu Lions in the 1986 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[3]

He made his debut in the Pacific League during the 1987 season, pitched in 4 games.[2]

In the 1988 season, he won 10 games as a starting pitcher and honored for the 1988 Pacific League Rookie of the Year Award.[3]

He was traded to the Yokohama BayStars in March before the start of the 1993 season, his seventh career season.[3]

He played three seasons with the BayStars and retired after the 2005 season.[3]

In his 9-season career, Moriyama pitched in 86 games, posting a 14-15 win–loss record, and a 4.21 ERA.[2]

After retirement

After his retirement, Moriyama was the pitching coach for the Yokohama Bay Stars during the 1996-1997 season.[4]

He served as the Seibu Lions' first squad and second squad pitching coach from the 1998-2007 seasons.[4]

He also served as manager of the Fukuoka Red Warblers of the Independent League during the 2008-2009 season.[4]

In the 2010 season, he was named first squad pitching coach for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and served through the 2019 season.[3]

In the 2020 season, Moriyama became the first squad pitching coach of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.[4]

He will be the third squad manager starting in the 2023 season.[1]

References


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