Orix signs contract with manager Mamoru Kishida for next season… Team General Manager Yuichi Obama: “We’ve created an environment where our players can thrive.” | Pacific League

[Orix] Manager Mamoru Kishida signs contract for next season… Team General Manager Yuichi Obama says, “He has created an environment where our players can perform well.”

Sports Hochi

2025.9.29(月) 18:07

On the 29th, Orix announced the signing of a contract with manager Mamoru Kishida for next season. In his first year as manager, the team has never fallen below a 50% winning percentage and advanced to the CS for the first time in two years, finishing in third place. Aiming to regain the championship for the first time since 2013, when they won three consecutive championships, Kishida will build a winning team under his second year in charge.

Team General Manager Kohama Yuichi commented, “I spoke with (Manager Kishida) today about wanting him to continue as manager next year, and I was able to let him know that he has agreed. He has taken over a team that finished fifth last year, and as a manager you have to manage a lot of different things, so I think it has been very difficult. Despite that, Head (Coach) Mizumoto, Coach Saito, and Coach Atsusa have worked together to create an environment where the players can perform well.”

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