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"Either Lose Your Temper or Ignore It": How Does Tigers' Head Coach Katsuo Hirata Deal with the "Eccentric" Manager Fujikawa?

This offseason, four coaches from the Hanshin Tigers—First Team General Coach Fujimoto, First Team Hitting Chief Coach Kotani, First Team Hitting Coach Uemoto, and Farm Team Hitting Coach Kan—all resigned simultaneously. This unprecedented situation, with so many hitting coaches submitting their resignations at once, has shaken the Tigers considerably this autumn...
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Hanshin Tigers have seen a massive turnover of coaches. What does former player Masayuki Kakefu think? Former Hanshin Tigers player Masayuki Kakefu appeared on his YouTube channel, "Masayuki Kakefu's Dream Ball," on the 30th. He shared his opinion on the mass departure of Hanshin's coaching staff. [This video] Kakefu on Hanshin

This offseason, four coaches from the Hanshin Tigers—First Team General Coach Fujimoto, First Team Hitting Chief Coach Kotani, First Team Hitting Coach Uemoto, and Farm Team Hitting Coach Kan—all resigned simultaneously. This unprecedented situation, with so many hitting coaches submitting their resignations at once, has shaken the Tigers considerably this autumn...

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東スポWeb – 東京スポーツ新聞社 broke the news in Osaka, Japan on Monday, November 2, 2026.
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