Hiroshi Narahara (奈良原 浩, Narahara Hiroshi, born May 16, 1968) is a former Japanese professional baseball player and currently first squad head coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played for the Seibu Lions, Nippon-Ham Fighters/Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and Chunichi Dragons of the NPB.
| Hiroshi Narahara | |
|---|---|
 Narahara with the Saitama Seibu Lions. | |
| Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 92 | |
| Infielder / Coach | |
| Born: May 16, 1968 Minami-Saitama District, Saitama | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| April 6, 1991, for the Seibu Lions | |
| Last NPB appearance | |
| October 22, 2006, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .237 |
| Home runs | 13 |
| Hits | 674 |
| Teams | |
As player
As coach | |
After his retirement, Narahara was the infield defense and base running coach for the Chunichi Dragons during the 2007-2011 season.[1]
He served as the Saitama Seibu Lions first squad and second squad the infield defense and base running coach from the 2012-2016 seasons.[1]
He again served as the infield defense and base running coach for the Chunichi Dragons from 2017-2019 season.[1]
On October 14, 2019, Narahara become second squad manager for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and served through the 2023 season.[2]
On October 31, 2023, Narahara became the first squad head coach of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks press release 2023年10月31日 新入団コーチのお知らせ". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). October 31, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ^ "新任コーチに関して". 東北楽天ゴールデンイーグルス 公式サイト (in Japanese). October 14, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Career statistics - NPB.jp (in Japanese)
- 92 Hiroshi Narahara PLAYERS2024 - Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site
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