Professional baseball Ralph Bryant, who won the home run king three times at Kintetsu, will be appointed as the manager of the team of the independent league in Hokkaido, and will be instructing players aiming for professional baseball.
This was announced on the homepage by Shibetsu Sam Live Rays, a team of the independent league "Hokkaido Frontier League" in Hokkaido on the 18th.
After joining Chunichi in 1988, Brian transferred to Kintetsu by trading that year, and hit 49 home runs the following year, shining three times as the king of home runs.
Also, in a direct confrontation with the leader Seibu, which Kintetsu reached in 2nd place on October 12, 1989, he made a big contribution to the reversal victory by hitting a home run for 4 consecutive hits in 2 doubleheader games, and the Pacific League MVP = Selected as the best player.
The "Hokkaido Frontier League," to which the team belongs, was established with the aim of fostering players aiming for professional baseball and revitalizing the region through baseball, and league games are scheduled to be held.
Brian commented through the team, "I'm really looking forward to hearing that players aged 20 to 25 are the main players. I would like to think and guide with the players based on my own experience, train players and play games." increase.