If you can't rebound, you have to give up the season...Instead of replacing the head coach, the second-tier coach was the head coach, and the timing chosen by the last-place Chiba Lotte

Jun 03, 2025

If you can't rebound, you have to give up the season...Instead of replacing the head coach, the second-tier coach was the head coach, and the timing chosen by the last-place Chiba Lotte
Chiba Lotte hit the bottom once again, giving up all three consecutive away games against Nippon Ham last weekend. Ahead of the interleague, the coaching staff announced changes on the 2nd. It seeks to rebound by renewing the atmosphere. Photo capture = Chiba Lotte Marines SNS



If you can't rebound, you have to give up the season...Instead of replacing the head coach, the second-tier coach was the head coach, and the timing chosen by the last-place Chiba Lotte
Jiva Lotte performed well with Softbank as it swept the opening three consecutive games. However, he fell to last place when his pitching hit off the beat. Photo capture = Chiba Lotte Marines SNS
On May 27 last year, the Seibu Lions announced the replacement of their head coach. Kazuo Matsui, a former Seibu legend, was replaced in the name of recreation, and Hisanobu Watanabe, the head of the team, was appointed as the acting head coach. Acting manager Watanabe, who already served as the head coach, took the mound as an experienced relief pitcher. When Matsui fell to the last place in his second year, the club moved boldly and quickly. Even though it was early in the season, he judged that it was difficult to rebound under Matsui's system. In other words, Matsui's leadership has been declared dead. It happened just before the start of the Central League and Inter League (exchange match).

But Seibu fell deeper into the quagmire. He finished the season with 49 wins, three draws and 91 losses and a winning percentage of .350. It was overwhelmingly last, 42 games behind the first-place Softbank Hawks. He was the only team in the Pacific League among the 12 teams in both leagues with a .300 winning rate. Acting manager Watanabe stepped down last fall, and Fumiya Nishigui took the helm.

Orix Buffaloes coach Satoshi Nakajima went the other way. After last season, I left the team without offering to renew my contract. He said he needed a new leader to revitalize the team. Orix, who was at the top of the league for three consecutive years in 2021-2023, came down without regret when it fell to fifth place. Orix, led by manager Mamoru Kishida, will start this interleague in second place.




If your performance is poor, you are bound to be responsible. However, timing is important.

Chiba Lotte Marines made changes to the coaching staff on the 2nd. Names known to Korean baseball fans appear. He started the season without a head coach, and second-tier coach Saburo Omura (49) became the head coach. He assists manager Masato Yoshii, a former pitcher. 또 후쿠우
If you can't rebound, you have to give up the season...Instead of replacing the head coach, the second-tier coach was the head coach, and the timing chosen by the last-place Chiba Lotte
Chiba Lotte has lost six of its last seven games. He loses four games in a row and starts the interleague. Photo capture = Chiba Lotte Marines SNS
Kazuya Kazuya, the general hitting coordinator for the 1-2nd Army, has moved to the 2nd division manager.

It went downhill for two months from the opening. As of the 2nd, he has 17 wins and 31 losses and a winning percentage of 0.354. He has advanced to the postseason for two consecutive years from 2023 to 2024, but has fallen to 'last place'. It was 11.5 games apart from the No. 1 Nippon Ham Fighters. It is 5.5 games behind the fifth-place Rakuten Eagles. If you lose the Interleague, you actually have to give up the season.




Both the team batting average (0.213) and the ERA (3.35) are the lowest in the league. In particular, the slump in hitting is serious. He is the last in the batting average of both leagues.

Time for momentum to revamp the mood. I had to make changes in some way. For now, it has decided to reorganize the coaching staff, not to replace the head coach during the season. Coincidentally, Doosan Bears coach Lee Seung-yeop voluntarily resigned on the day. Doosan is also in ninth place.

Saburo and Fukura are teammates of former coach Lee's Chiba Lotte. Along with former coach Lee, he led the Japanese Series to victory in 2005 as the main hitter. He lifted the Japan Series trophy for the first time in 31 years. This is when Bobby Valentine was the coach.




Saburo moved to the Yomiuri Giants and spent most of his career with Chiba Lotte, excluding his brief stay. 지바현 출신인 후쿠
If you can't rebound, you have to give up the season...Instead of replacing the head coach, the second-tier coach was the head coach, and the timing chosen by the last-place Chiba Lotte
Chiba Lotte advanced to the postseason for two consecutive years from 2023 to 2024. He also set a record for the most spectators ever last season. This year, however, it is struggling with the .300 winning rate. Photo capture = Chiba Lotte Marines SNS
Ura played only as a Chiba Lotte player. The two are strong candidates for the next coach. In particular, Saburo, the head coach, is drawing attention.

Chiba Lotte lost all three consecutive away games against the Nippon Ham Fighters last weekend. He has lost six of his last seven games. In the worst atmosphere, the team will start the interleague with the Yomiuri Giants on the 3rd. I wonder if I can see the effect of reorganizing the coaching staff.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.