Ryoji Moriyama

Ryoji Moriyama
Ryoji Moriyama
	Moriyama with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 92
	Pitcher / Coach / Manager
	Born: 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 record	14-15
Saves	0
ERA	4.21
Strikeouts	156
Teams
	As player Seibu Lions (1987–1992); Yokohama BayStars (1993–1995); As Maneger and coach Yokohama BayStars (1996–1997); Seibu Lions (1998–2007); Fukuoka Red Warblers (2008–2009); Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2010–2019); Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2020–);
Career highlights and awards
	5x Japan Series champion (1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992); 1988 Pacific League Rookie of the Year;
	Last updated on: 3 December 2022

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]

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

Professional career

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 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]

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