Takayuki Murakami
| Takayuki Murakami 村上 隆行 | |
|---|---|
| Chunichi Dragons – No. 85 | |
| Infielder/Batting coach | |
| Born: August 26, 1965 Ōmuta, Fukuoka, Japan | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| September 29, 1984, for the Kintetsu Buffaloes | |
| Last NPB appearance | |
| 17 September, 2001, for the Seibu Lions | |
| NPB statistics (through 2001) | |
| Games Played | 1380 |
| Batting average | .258 |
| Home runs | 147 |
| RBI | 464 |
| Teams | |
| As player
As Coach
As Manager | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Takayuki Murakami (村上 隆行, Murakami Takayuki, born August 26, 1965 in Ōmuta, Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese batting coach for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
As a player he spent 16 years with the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes and 1 year with the Saitama Seibu Lions. He also managed the 06 Bulls, leading them to become champions of Hyogo in the Kansai independent league in 2015.
Career[]
Originally billed as a power hitting short-stop, Murakami played for the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes for the majority of his 17-year professional career. He was drafted out of high school by the Buffaloes at the 1983 NPB Draft in the first round.[1]
He also has management experience working with the Osaka Golden Villicanes and the 06BULLS in the Baseball First League of the Kansai region where he led them to victory in the pennant race.[2][3]
On 29 October 2018, Murakami was announced to be joining the coaching team of newly appointed Chunichi Dragons manager, Tsuyoshi Yoda, taking up a post as first-team hitting instructor.[4]
Personal[]
Murakami is an amateur golfer and has played alongside former Hanshin Tigers player and manager, Akinobu Mayumi.[2]
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
References[]
- ^ "【ドラフト会議物語21】ナベQ、球道くん、山本昌ら、のち成功選手を多数指名【1983年】". Baseball Online (in Japanese). 2018-10-14. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Ito, Daisuke (2018-11-04). "中日村上隆行新コーチに２つの顔、異色の手腕に期待 - プロ野球番記者コラム - 野球コラム : 日刊スポーツ". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-01-25.
- ^ "村上隆行氏「あんな経験もう一度してみたい」／連載 - プロ野球 : 日刊スポーツ". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 2018-11-16. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
- ^ "中日ドラゴンズ 公式サイト - ドラゴンズニュース ★来季コーチングスタッフのお知らせ" (in Japanese). 2018-10-29. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
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