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Tsuyoshi Nishioka to leave Lotte after one season as coach
Japanese baseball club Lotte says Tsuyoshi Nishioka will leave his coaching job after this season, his first year with the team.
The 42-year-old is the club’s chief hitting and baserunning coach.
He asked to leave, and Lotte accepted his request.
Nishioka said he was grateful to the club for a year full of experiences.
He joined Lotte in 2003 after being selected in the first round of the draft from Osaka Toin High School.
As an infielder known for speed and hitting, he later played for the Minnesota Twins in Major League Baseball and for the Hanshin Tigers.
The announcement gives no reason for his departure or details about what he will do next.
Tsuyoshi Nishioka will leave the Lotte Marines after one season as a coach.
Lotte announced on October 11 that it had accepted Nishioka’s request to leave after this season.
He served as the team’s chief hitting and baserunning coach.
Nishioka said he was grateful to the club for a year of rich experiences.
He joined Lotte as a first-round draft pick in 2003 and later played for the Minnesota Twins and Hanshin.
- Who
- Tsuyoshi Nishioka, Lotte’s chief hitting and baserunning coach.
- What
- He will leave the club after one season as a coach.
- When
- Lotte announced the decision on October 11, 2026; he will leave after this season.
- Where
- Lotte Marines, Japan.
- Why
- Nishioka requested to leave; the reason was not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
This was a truly rich year in which I was able to have many experiences. I have nothing but gratitude to the club.
Nishioka joined Lotte as a first-round draft pick from Osaka Toin High School.
Nishioka served as Lotte’s chief hitting and baserunning coach.
Lotte announced that it had accepted Nishioka’s request to leave after the season.
- Position
- Chief hitting and baserunning coach
- Coaching tenure
- One season
- Announcement
- October 11, 2026
- Draft
- First-round pick by Lotte in 2003
- Other teams
- Minnesota Twins and Hanshin
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