Ryoji Moriyama (森山 良二, Moriyama Ryōji, born July 20, 1963) is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher, and currently the pitcher's rehabilitation coach 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

Active player era

On November 20, 1986, Moriyama was drafted first round pick by the Seibu 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 2020–2022 season, Moriyama served as the first squad pitching coach of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.[4]

He served as the third squad manager in the 2023 season.[5]

On December 2, 2023, he was transferred to the pitcher's rehabilitation coach.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks press release 2023/12/02 (土) プレスリリース 2024年 コーチングスタッフについて". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). December 2, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Weekly Baseball online player data 森山良二(もりやまりょうじ) 投手 右投右打" (in Japanese). Weekly Baseball online. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Nikkansports Sports baseball news ソフトバンク1軍投手コーチに森山良二氏を招へい". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). October 26, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks press release 2019/11/04(月) 新入団コーチのお知らせ". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). November 4, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  5. ^ "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks press release 2022/11/28(月) プレスリリース 2023年コーチングスタッフについて(2022年11月28日現在)". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). November 28, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryoji_Moriyama
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