Hiroshi Narahara

Batting average.237

Home runs13

Runs batted in212

Hiroshi Narahara
Narahara with the Saitama Seibu Lions.
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 92
Infielder / Coach
Born: (1968-05-16) May 16, 1968 (age 57) Minami-Saitama District, Saitama
Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
April 6, 1991, for the Seibu Lions
Last NPB appearance
October 22, 2006, for the Chunichi Dragons
NPB statistics
Batting average	.237
Home runs	13
Runs batted in	212
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
As player Seibu Lions (1991–1997) Nippon-Ham Fighters/Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (1998–2006) Chunichi Dragons (2006) As coach Chunichi Dragons (2007–2011) Saitama Seibu Lions (2012–2016) Chunichi Dragons (2017–2019) Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2020–2023) Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2024–present)
Career highlights and awards
As coach Japan Series champion (2025)
Medals Men's baseball Representing  Japan Goodwill Games 1990 Seattle Team

Hiroshi Narahara (奈良原 浩, Narahara Hiroshi; born May 16, 1968) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder and current first squad head coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played in NPB for the Seibu Lions, Nippon-Ham Fighters/Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, and Chunichi Dragons.

After his retirement, Narahara was the infield defense and base running coach for the Chunichi Dragons during the 2007–2011 season.^[1]

He served as the Saitama Seibu Lions first squad and second squad the infield defense and base running coach from the 2012–2016 seasons.^[1]

He again served as the infield defense and base running coach for the Chunichi Dragons from 2017 to 2019 season.^[1]

On October 14, 2019, Narahara become second squad manager for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and served through the 2023 season.^[2]

On October 31, 2023, Narahara became the first squad head coach of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.^[1]