{"id":314,"date":"2021-12-03T01:28:35","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T16:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=314"},"modified":"2021-12-03T01:28:35","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T16:28:35","slug":"baseball-ohtanis-mentor-kuriyama-named-japan-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=314","title":{"rendered":"Baseball: Ohtani&#8217;s mentor Kuriyama named Japan manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 75px;height: 75px;border-radius: 50%;background: url(https:\/\/nordot-res.cloudinary.com\/c_limit,w_200,h_200,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/ch\/units\/288215928582407265\/profile_2.png);background-position: center;background-size: cover;vertical-align: middle\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 5px;font-size: 14px;font-weight: bold;vertical-align: middle\">Published by <br \/>Kyodo News<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Nippon Ham Fighters skipper Hideki Kuriyama was appointed the new manager of Japan&#8217;s national baseball team, Samurai Japan, NPB Enterprise Inc. announced Thursday. Kuriyama won two Pacific League pennants and a Japan Series in his 10 years with the Fighters, where he oversaw Shohei Ohtani&#8217;s professional development as both a batter and pitcher. &#8220;I feel a sense of responsibility from the bottom of my heart,&#8221; Kuriyama told a press conference. &#8220;I will give 100 percent so that Japan can win the 2023 World Baseball Classic. The first challenge for the 60-year-old Kuriyama will be two games a&#8230;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"nordot-read-more \" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nordot.app\/839051103494651904?c=768235488726712320\" rel=\"noopener\">\u3082\u3063\u3068\u8aad\u3080<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Published by Kyodo News Former Nippon Ham Fighters skipper Hideki Kuriyama was appointed the new manager of Japan&#8217;s national baseball team, Samurai Japan, NPB Enterprise Inc. announced Thursday. 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