Akio Ishii (baseball)

Akio Ishii
石井 昭男
Outfielder/Hitting coach
Born: (1955-09-26) September 26, 1955 (age 69)
Miura, Kanagawa, Japan
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
NPB debut
August 24, 1978, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last NPB appearance
26 September, 1987, for the Chunichi Dragons
NPB statistics
(through 1987)
Games Played557
Batting average.226
Home runs19
RBI89
Teams
As player

As Coach

Akio Ishii (石井 昭男, Ishii Akio, born September 26, 1955) 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]

References

  1. ^ "中日 来季2軍監督に仁村徹氏が就任" [Chunichi: Nimura unveiled as next season's 2nd team manager]. Sponichi (in Japanese). 2019-09-29. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
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