Rakuten announced on the 12th that Kazuhisa Ishii, General Manager (GM, 47), will also serve as Director starting next season. Director Hajime Miki (43), who served as director this season, will be reassigned to the second director of the army.

GM Ishii attended an online interview with the president of the baseball team Tachibana and revealed.

A successful start to this season, the first year since Miki took office. He led from the opening and, as of July 9, saved up to 8 and was up to 5.5 games behind Softbank.

However, he was in debt on July 1 and fell from the top on the 25th. In August, he failed to win with 50%, and was in third place from 22, and fell to fourth place for the first time this season on October 21. With 55 wins, 57 losses and 8 draws, he finished fourth in debt 2 and finished the season in class B for the first time in 2 years.

On the 7th, when the whole schedule was completed, GM Ishii said: “I want to prepare for the next season. I don’t think practice will be very effective when the organization is not decided. I will firmly decide all responsibilities and practice. come to Japan, “he said, and on the 16th of the fall practice start date, he proceeded with discussions based on the continuation of director Miki and made a comprehensive decision.

Ishii GM played an active role as an Orthodox left arm during his active career. Yakult, the Dodgers, Mets and Seibu of the United States majors scored 182 victories in Japan and the United States. After retiring from active duty in 2013, he served as a commentator and became a general manager of Rakuten as of September 2018.

◆ Kazuhisa Ishii Born in Chiba Prefecture on September 9, 1973 (Showa 48). He joined Yakult in 1991 from Tokyo Gakukan Urayasu in 1st place in the draft. No hit no run against Yokohama on September 2, 1997. Best defense rate in 2000, highest number of attacks in 1998 and 2000. He joined the Dodgers by posting in 2002. After working for the Mets, he returned to Yakult in 2006. Transferred to Seibu in FA in 2007 and retired in 2013. 143 wins, 103 losses, 1 save in Japan, 182 wins, 137 losses, 1 save in 524 games in Japan and USA, defense rate 3.80. Rakuten GM from August 2018. When active he weighed 185cm and 100kg. Left handed.

◆ Hajime Miki Born on April 25, 1977 (Showa 52). Born in Osaka. He joined Yakult in 1995 from Kamimiya in 1st place in the draft. Transferred to Nippon Ham for trade in 2008 and withdrawn the same year. A total of 359 games, 59 hits, 2 locals, hit rate 10% 9 minutes 5 ㎘. He has been the coach of Nippon Ham since 2009 and Yakult since 2014, and became director of Rakuten 2 Army in 2019. He won the Eastern League in the same year and has been the first coach of the army since this season. 180 cm, 75 kg. Right double strike.