Orix says manager Mamoru Kishida will stay for a third season
In short
Orix announced that manager Mamoru Kishida will continue in charge next season, his third year with the club, after the team missed the Climax Series, NHK News and Nippon TV News reported. NHK said Kishida, 45, became manager after serving as the team's pitching coach. Nippon TV News reported that Orix finished in the B class for the first time in two years and that mainstays including Hiroya Miyagi left the team.
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Orix announced on 3 October that manager Mamoru Kishida will continue in charge next season, his third year with the club, after the team missed the Climax Series, according to NHK News and Nippon TV News. NHK said Kishida, 45, moved from the team's pitching coach role to manager, and that his second season ended without a place in the postseason. [ 1 , 2 ]
Nippon TV News reported that the club finished in the B class for the first time in two years and that mainstays including Hiroya Miyagi left the team. The documents did not give details of those departures or state the length or terms of Kishida's continuing contract. [ 1 ]
The two reports were published within hours of each other on 3 October, with Nippon TV News reporting first at 17:38 local time and NHK following at 20:38 local time. Neither document gave the exact time the club made its announcement. [ 1 , 2 ]
Why it matters
The decision keeps Orix's managerial setup unchanged after a season in which the club did not reach the playoffs, presented in the reporting as continuity rather than a rebuild. The documents frame this as domestic baseball news, with no stated consequences beyond the club and its supporters.
Key facts
- Orix announced that manager Mamoru Kishida will continue in charge next season, his third year as manager. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Kishida is 45 years old and became manager after working as the team's pitching coach. [ 2 ]
- Orix missed the Climax Series this season. [ 2 ]
- Nippon TV News reported Orix finished in the B class for the first time in two years. [ 1 ]
- Nippon TV News reported that mainstays including Hiroya Miyagi left the team. [ 1 ]
- Nippon TV News reported the continuance at 17:38 local time and NHK reported it at 20:38 local time. [ 1 , 2 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- Which players left the team, beyond Nippon TV News naming Hiroya Miyagi among mainstays who departed. Only one document mentions player departures, and it is a headline without article text, so no further names or details are available.
- The length or terms of Kishida's continuing contract beyond the coming season. Neither document states a contract period or terms; NHK refers only to next season, his third year.
- The exact time the club made the announcement. The documents give only their own publication times, not the time of the announcement.