Hiroshi Narahara | |
Team: | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks |
Number: | 92 |
Position: | Infielder / Coach |
Birth Date: | 16 May 1968 |
Birth Place: | Minami-Saitama District, Saitama |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | NPB |
Debutdate: | April 6 |
Debutyear: | 1991 |
Debutteam: | Seibu Lions |
Finalleague: | NPB |
Finaldate: | October 22 |
Finalyear: | 2006 |
Finalteam: | Chunichi Dragons |
Statleague: | NPB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .237 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 13 |
Stat3label: | Hits |
Stat3value: | 674 |
Teams: | As player
As coach
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is a former Japanese professional baseball player and currently first squad head coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played for the Seibu Lions, Nippon-Ham Fighters/Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and Chunichi Dragons of the NPB.
After his retirement, Narahara was the infield defense and base running coach for the Chunichi Dragons during the 2007-2011 season.
He served as the Saitama Seibu Lions first squad and second squad the infield defense and base running coach from the 2012-2016 seasons.
He again served as the infield defense and base running coach for the Chunichi Dragons from 2017-2019 season.
On October 14, 2019, Narahara become second squad manager for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and served through the 2023 season.[1]
On October 31, 2023, Narahara became the first squad head coach of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.[2]