Kazuyuki Shirai, who served as a coach for Nippon-Ham Fighters, etc. Interviews with related parties revealed that four people are expected to take office.
The Japan National Baseball Team is scheduled to play a warm-up game with Taiwan at Tokyo Dome in March next year as part of the strengthening for WBC scheduled for next year, and the newly appointed coach Hideki Kuriyama will take the lead for the first time.
According to interviews with the people concerned, it is expected that four people, including Mr. Shirai, will be appointed as coaches for the Japanese national team for the warm-up game.
Mr. Shirai has served as the head coach of Nippon-Ham Fighters and the coach of the 2nd Army in Yokohama, and served as a coach at Nippon-Ham Fighters from 2014 to 2017, supporting Kuriyama.
In addition, Masato Yoshii, who played in three major league baseball teams such as Mets and was the pitcher coach of Lotte until this season, Sadaaki Yoshimura, who was the giant and operational coach until this season, and the outfield defense at the Tokyo Olympics, which won the gold medal.・ Masaji Shimizu, who served as a baseball coach, is expected to take office.