Hajime Miki Explained

Hajime Miki
三木 肇
Team:Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Number:88
Position:Infielder / Manager
Birth Date:25 April 1977
Birth Place:Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Japan
Bats:Both
Throws:Right
Debutleague:NPB
Debutdate:April 5
Debutyear:1997
Debutteam:Yakult Swallows
Finalleague:NPB
Finaldate:June 22
Finalyear:2008
Finalteam:Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
Statleague:NPB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.195
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:2
Stat3label:Hits
Stat3value:59
Teams:
As player
As manager
As coach

is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder who currently serves as the manager for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played in NPB from 1996 to 2008 for the Yakult Swallows/Tokyo Yakult Swallows and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.

Career

In 2019, Miki led the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles' farm team to the Eastern League title for the first time in its 15–year history. He was then promoted to manager of the Eagles for the 2020 season with an emphasis on rebuilding the team.[1] After one season it was announced that Miki would again return to manage the farm team.[2]

On October 10, 2024, the Eagles announced Miki as their new manager.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eagles promote farm team skipper Hajime Miki to manager . October 11, 2019 . February 17, 2020 . . Kyodo News.
  2. Web site: 東北楽天新監督に石井Gm 三木氏は2軍監督に / 楽天イーグルス特集 | 河北新報オンラインニュース . 2020-11-26 . 2020-12-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201204083640/https://www.kahoku.co.jp/sports/eagles/20201113_01.html . dead .
  3. Web site: x.com.