Shigekazu Mori | |
Position: | Manager |
Birth Date: | 18 November 1954 |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | NPB |
Debutdate: | 9 April |
Debutyear: | 1979 |
Debutteam: | Seibu Lions |
Statyear: | 1988 |
Statleague: | NPB |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat1value: | 57–62 |
Stat2label: | ERA |
Stat2value: | 3.73 |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat3value: | 455 |
Stat4label: | Saves |
Stat4value: | 82 |
Teams: | As Player
As Coach
As Manager
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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]