Tadano appointed professional scout
Nippon-Ham announced on the 4th that it had made a personnel change at the team’s management headquarters on the 1st. Kenji Yano, a former farm batting coach, will become a scout for the scouts, and Kazuhito Tadano, a former farm pitching coach, will become a professional scout for the baseball operations department.
Mr Shinichi Kawana, a former farm development coach, will be in charge of the indoor training ground for the Sapporo team staff. Brian Sikorsky, who is active in Lotte, Giants, Yakult, Seibu, and has a total of 438 NPB pitches, will be appointed international group scout in the United States.
Former outfielder Shoto Kataoka, who was reported out of the force last off-season, was appointed as team manager in the team management department, and former pitcher Ryota Hasegawa was appointed as team staff.
