Shigekazu Mori

Japanese baseball player and coach

Baseball player

Shigekazu Mori

Manager
Born: (1954-11-18) November 18, 1954 (age 69)
Bats: Right Throws: Right
NPB debut
9 April, 1979, for the Seibu Lions
NPB statistics (through 1988)
Win–loss record	57–62
ERA	3.73
Strikeouts	455
Saves	82

Teams
As Player Seibu Lions (1979– 1988) As Coach Seibu Lions (1989–1999) Nippon Ham Fighters (2000–2001) Yokohama BayStars (2002–2003) Chunichi Dragons (2004–2011, 2014–2016)^[1] As Manager Chunichi Dragons (2016–2018)
Career highlights and awards
1x Fireman Award (most saves) (1983) 1x NPB All-Star selection (1981), (1983)

Shigekazu Mori (森繁和, born November 18, 1954, in Chosei, Chiba Prefecture) is a former Japanese professional baseball pitcher who played for the Seibu Lions in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

He has held coaching positions at 4 different teams most notably including a 10 years stint at the Seibu Lions and 10 years at current employers, the Chunichi Dragons.

On 9 August 2016 it was announced that Mori would become the interim manager of the Dragons following the dismissal of Motonobu Tanishige.^[2]

On 29 September 2016, following the end of the 2016 NPB season where the Dragons finished last in the Central League, Mori was announced as permanent full-time manager for the 2017 season.^[3]

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Dragons.jp

References

^ "中日・落合ＧＭ「今季で退任」権力闘争が決着!?(Chunichi's GM Ochiai;"This season I will resign"; the power struggle over?)". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 1 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
^ "Dragons manager Tanishige ordered to take leave of absence". Japan Times. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
^ "Mori staying put with Dragons". The Japan Times. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.