Mitsuo Tateishi (立石 充男, Tateishi Mitsuo, born June 12, 1957 in Izumi, Osaka, Japan) is a former Japanese baseball player. He was most recently the position player coach for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

Mitsuo Tateishi
立石 充男
Tateishi as a coach with the Rakuten Eagles
Utility infielder/Coach
Born: (1957-12-06) December 6, 1957 (age 66)
Izumi, Osaka, Japan
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
NPB debut
June 15, 1978, for the Nankai Hawks
Last NPB appearance
20 October, 1985, for the Nankai Hawks
NPB statistics
(through 1985)
Games Played267
Batting average.238
Home runs11
RBI49
Teams
As player

As Coach

Career

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As a professional, Tateishi was a utility player for the Nankai Hawks over a span of 7 years. Tateishi has since gone on to have extensive coaching experience across Japan and East Asia.

On 29 October 2018, Tateishi was announced to be joining the coaching team of newly appointed Chunichi Dragons manager, Tsuyoshi Yoda, taking up a post as roaming outfield coach.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ "中日ドラゴンズ 公式サイト - ドラゴンズニュース ★来季コーチングスタッフのお知らせ" (in Japanese). 2018-10-29. Retrieved 2018-12-03.