Shigeru Morikasa (森笠 繁, Morikasa Shigeru, born October 4, 1976) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder, and current the fourth squad hitting coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).[1][2]

Shigeru Morikasa
Morikasa with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 013
Outfielder / Coach
Born: (1976-10-04) October 4, 1976 (age 48)
Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
debut
May 2, 1999, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Last appearance
May 18, 2010, for the Yokohama BayStars
NPB statistics
(through 2010)
Batting average.264
Home runs21
RBI125
Stolen base34
Sacrifice bunt21
Teams
As player

As coach

He played as an outfielder for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and the Yokohama BayStars.

Active player era

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On November 20, 1998, Morikasa was drafted fourth overall by the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in the 1998 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[2]

In 1999 season, he debuted in the Central League in his rookie year, playing in 29 games.[3]

He was active during the 2003 season, hitting two home runs in one game, and played in 117 games, the most of his career.[4]

He played 10 seasons with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp before moving to the Yokohama BayStars for the 2009 season, where he played two seasons before retiring.[3]

Morikasa has played in 840 games over his 12-season career, batting average .264 with 412 hits, 21 home runs, and 125 RBI.

After retirement

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After his retirement, Morikasa was appointed as the Hiroshima Toyo Carp's third squad fielding coach for the 2011 season.[4]

He served as the third squad fielding coach and second squad hitting coach from the 2011 season through the 2022 season.[3]

He serve as the fourth squad hitting coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks since the 2023 season.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks team's news 2022/11/29(火) 球団 森笠四軍打撃コーチが就任会見「いいアドバイスを」". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). November 29, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "DAZN news 福岡ソフトバンクホークスの森笠繁コーチが就任会見「すごくワクワクしています」| プロ野球" (in Japanese). DAZN. November 29, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c ""Weekly Baseball online player data 森笠繁(もりかさしげる) 外野手 右投左打" (in Japanese). Weekly Baseball online. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Hiroshima Athlete Web.com news カープが玉木朋孝コーチ、森笠繁コーチ、植田幸弘コーチの退団を発表" (in Japanese). Hiroshima Athlete Web. October 24, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
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