For next season, the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters will appoint coach Hichori Morimoto (森本稀哲) as second-team manager. Second-team manager Atsunori Inaba (稲葉篤紀) will become a first-team coach, while pitching coach Takeharu Kato (加藤武治) and infield defense and baserunning coach Ryota Yachi (谷内亮太) will change to second-team roles. Second-team general coach Masaharu Shimizu (清水雅治) will leave when his contract expires. They are also scheduled to participate in the Okinawa autumn training camp starting on the 30th.
On the 28th, the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters announced that outfield defense and baserunning coach Hichori Morimoto (森本稀哲) would become second-team manager next season. Having played for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters during his playing career and being familiar with the team's policies as manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo's (新庄剛志) right-hand man, coach Hichori Morimoto (森本稀哲) will take on a new role. Hichori Morimoto (森本稀哲) is also scheduled to participate in the Okinawa autumn training camp starting on the 30th.
Second-team manager Atsunori Inaba (稲葉篤紀) will change from second-team manager to first-team coach. Pitching coach Takeharu Kato (加藤武治) and infield defense and baserunning coach Ryota Yachi (谷内亮太) will each move to the second team. As a result, changes are expected in the second-team staff structure.
Meanwhile, second-team general coach Masaharu Shimizu (清水雅治) will leave when his contract expires. The new structure for all staff, including the changes resulting from Masaharu Shimizu's (清水雅治) departure, is scheduled to be announced at a later date.