Hajime Miki

Hajime Miki (三木 肇, Miki Hajime, born April 25, 1977) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball infielder and current manager of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. In 2019, Miki led the Eagles' farm team to the Eastern League title for the first time in its 15-year history. He was then promoted to manager of the Eagles for the 2020 season with an emphasis on rebuilding the team.[1] After one season it was announced that Miki would again return to manage the farm team.[2]

Hajime Miki 三木 肇
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – No. 88
Infielder / Manager
Born: April 25, 1977 Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Japan
Batted: Both Threw: Right
NPB debut
April 5, 1997, for the Yakult Swallows
Last NPB appearance
June 22, 2008, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
NPB statistics
Batting average	.195
Home runs	2
Hits	59
Teams
As player Yakult Swallows/Tokyo Yakult Swallows (1996–2007) Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2008) As manager Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2020) As coach Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2009–2013) Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2014–2018) Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2019, 2021–)

References

1. "Eagles promote farm team skipper Hajime Miki to manager". The Japan Times. Kyodo News. October 11, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
2. https://www.kahoku.co.jp/sports/eagles/20201113_01.html

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference or NPB (in Japanese)