Hiroshi Fujimoto will be the next manager of Softbank Hawks. The current farm team manager coached Yanagita in his early years and supported many other young players in the past years. As the team’s current manager, Kimiyasu Kudo, intends to step down to take responsibility for the team’s underperformance this year. The assignment of the new manager will be officially announced after the season ends on Oct. 25. Source: Mainichi / Sponichi
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