Atsunori Inaba, who was the director of the Japanese national team at the Tokyo Olympics, will be appointed as the general manager of the team formation for professional baseball and Nippon-Ham, and at the interview, "I have a strong feeling that I will rebuild the team firmly." I showed my determination.
Nippon-Ham, which is about to open a new stadium next year, has been sluggish, such as missing out on the climax series for three consecutive seasons.
For this reason, the team is in the process of creating a new system, and it has been decided that Mr. Inaba, an OB of the team, will be appointed as the general manager responsible for team formation.
Hiroshi Yoshimura, general manager and general manager of the team management headquarters, who has been in charge of the organization so far, will be the full-time general manager.
Mr. Inaba, who held the inaugural press conference, said, "I would like to build a team for the future by combining 20 years of active life, 4 years of experience of the Japanese national team coach, scouting and training, which is the policy of strengthening the team." He talked about his policy.
"It's been seven years since I retired from active duty, so I have a strong feeling that I will rebuild the team firmly while communicating a lot with the players again."
In addition, Koji Kawamura, the president of the baseball team, who asked Mr. Inaba to take office, said, "I thought that it would be suitable considering the passion, knowledge, eyesight, and network for baseball. I want you to have it. "
Inaba is 49 years old.
In 2005, he transferred from Yakult to Nippon-Ham, and often made a major contribution to Nippon-Ham's number one in Japan for the first time in 44 years.
After retiring from active duty in 2014, I have been a sports community officer who is responsible for cooperation with the local community at Nippon-Ham.
Also, four years ago, I was appointed as the coach of the Japanese national team and led to winning the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics in the summer.