Akio Ishii (baseball) explained

Akio Ishii
石井 昭男
Position:Outfielder/Hitting coach
Birth Place:Miura, Kanagawa, Japan
Birth Date:26 September 1955
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:NPB
Debutdate:August 24
Debutyear:1978
Debutteam:Chunichi Dragons
Finalleague:NPB
Finaldate:26 September
Finalyear:1987
Finalteam:Chunichi Dragons
Statyear:1987
Statleague:NPB
Stat1label:Games Played
Stat1value:557
Stat2label:Batting average
Stat2value:.226
Stat3label:Home runs
Stat3value:19
Stat4label:RBI
Stat4value:89
Teams:As player

As Coach

is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder. He played for the Chunichi Dragons.

He is currently the second team hitting coach for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

Career

Ishii was drafted out of Tokai University in the third round of the 1977 draft and has been a part of the Chunichi Dragons front and back office since his retirement in 1987.

On 28 September 2019, it was confirmed that Ishii would not be offered a contract as a coach for the 2020 season.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: 中日 来季2軍監督に仁村徹氏が就任 . 2019-09-29 . Sponichi . 2019-09-29 . Ja . Chunichi: Nimura unveiled as next season's 2nd team manager.