Hiroshi Narahara (奈良原 浩, Narahara Hiroshi, born May 16, 1968) 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.

Hiroshi Narahara
Narahara with the Saitama Seibu Lions.
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 92
Infielder / Coach
Born: (1968-05-16) May 16, 1968 (age 56)
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 runs13
Hits674
Teams
As player

As coach

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 2017-2019 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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks press release 2023年10月31日 新入団コーチのお知らせ". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). October 31, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "新任コーチに関して". 東北楽天ゴールデンイーグルス 公式サイト (in Japanese). October 14, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
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