Daisuke Miura, the 2nd army coach, is appointed as the new coach of DeNA November 17, 15:40
Daisuke Miura, the second army manager, has been appointed as the new manager of DeNA, who was fourth in the Central League this season, and stated his aspirations, "I want to pull the team firmly to aim for the championship." It was.
DeNA had a strong hitting line this season, but suffered from injury and illness of the main pitcher and struggled to maintain the pitchers, and fell to 4th place, and Ramirez, who led the team for 5 years, retired.
Under these circumstances, Kazuaki Mihara, the team's representative, announced at a press conference held at a hotel in Yokohama City on the 17th that Miura 2nd Army coach will be appointed as the new coach.
The contract is 2 years.
Arata Iura, who was present at the press conference, said, "I want to make use of what I have experienced to win the championship and lead the team firmly next season. To maximize the power of the players for that purpose I want to think about what to do with my coach. I want to work together as a team and fight with the fans and be happy. "
In addition, the Mihara baseball team representative said about the new coach Miura, "I think that I have gained experience in the BayStars for two years as a pitcher coach of the 1st army and a coach of the 2nd army and understand the team. First of all, like Miura, BayStars baseball I want you to express. "
Arata Iura is 46 years old.
During his active career, he won a total of 172 wins as a grown-up pitcher for 25 years in the predecessor Ocean, Yokohama, and DeNA, and was nicknamed "Hama no Bancho" by fans.
Retired from active duty, he was a pitcher coach for the 1st army last season and a coach for the 2nd army this season, finishing second out of seven teams in the Eastern League.
The uniform number has been decided to be "81", which is a replacement of the number "18" that Arata Iura has used so far.
DeNA has an urgent need to rebuild the pitchers for next season, and it is expected that Mr. Miura will have a good track record in his active career and will be well-received by young players.