Ryoji Moriyama
Japanese baseball player & coach (born 1963)
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Ryoji Moriyama (森山 良二, Moriyama Ryōji; born July 20, 1963) is a Japanese professional baseball Coach and former pitcher.
| Ryoji Moriyama | |
|---|---|
Moriyama with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | |
| Samsung Lions – No. 84 | |
| Pitcher / Coach / Manager | |
| Born: July 20, 1963 Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| September 10, 1987, for the Seibu Lions | |
| Last NPB appearance | |
| June 17, 1995, for the Yokohama BayStars | |
| NPB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 14–15 |
| Earned run average | 4.21 |
| Strikeouts | 156 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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He previously was the pitcher's rehabilitation coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).[1]
He played in NPB for the Seibu Lions, and the Yokohama BayStars.[2]
Professional career
Active player era
On November 20, 1986, Moriyama was drafted first round pick by the Seibu Lions in the 1986 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[3]
He made his debut in the Pacific League during the 1987 season, pitched in 4 games.[2]
In the 1988 season, he won 10 games as a starting pitcher and honored for the 1988 Pacific League Rookie of the Year Award.[3]
He was traded to the Yokohama BayStars in March before the start of the 1993 season, his seventh career season.[3]
He played three seasons with the BayStars and retired after the 2005 season.[3]
In his 9-season career, Moriyama pitched in 86 games, posting a 14-15 win–loss record, and a 4.21 ERA.[2]
After retirement
After his retirement, Moriyama was the pitching coach for the Yokohama Bay Stars during the 1996–1997 season.[4]
He served as the Seibu Lions' first squad and second squad pitching coach from the 1998–2007 seasons.[4]
He also served as manager of the Fukuoka Red Warblers of the Independent League during the 2008–2009 season.[4]
In the 2010 season, he was named first squad pitching coach for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and served through the 2019 season.[3]
In the 2020–2022 season, Moriyama served as the first squad pitching coach of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.[4]
He served as the third squad manager in the 2023 season.[5]
On December 2, 2023, he was transferred to the pitcher's rehabilitation coach.[1]
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