Hideki Kuriyama (栗山 英樹, Kuriyama Hideki, born April 26, 1961) is a Japanese former baseball manager and player. He managed the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball for ten seasons from 2012 to 2021, leading them to a Japan Series title in 2016.

Mar 20, 2023 · Kuriyama is known as someone who doesn't follow the sporting orthodoxy. He has embraced defensive shifts and advanced analytics with the national team, and he was instrumental in accepting Lars Nootbaar as the first non …

May 30, 2023 · Kuriyama, 62, led the national team, nicknamed Samurai Japan, to victory at the World Baseball Classic in March. He became team manager in December 2021, following a stint as...

Hideki Kuriyama. Position: Outfielder Bats: Both • Throws: Right 5-8, 158lb (173cm, 71kg) Born: April 26, 1961 in Ohira, Japan jp. High School: Soka HS (Japan) School: Tokyo Gakugei University (Japan) Full Name: Hideki Kuriyama View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen. More bio, uniform, draft, salary info

Jan 30, 2025 · Hideki Kuriyama (Baseball Coach) Born in Tokyo in 1961. In 1984, he joined the professional baseball team Yakult Swallows and played as an outfielder. After retiring, he worked as a baseball commentator and sports journalist.

Mar 23, 2023 · Hideki Kuriyama built it, and they came. The 61-year-old manager for Samurai Japan faced the daunting task of gathering together a team of star players from both Japan and overseas and...

Mar 7, 2024 · The new face in camp was Japanese skipper and executive Hideki Kuriyama, who soaked in Rays camp by more or less shadowing Cash before, during and after Tampa Bay’s 3-2 win over the Phillies at Charlotte Sports Park.

Mar 7, 2024 · Rays manager Kevin Cash, right, spent time before and during Thursday's game speaking with former Nippon and Japanese national team manager Hideki Kuriyama, via interpreter Taishi Terashima.

Jun 6, 2023 · Hideki Kuriyama has been a player and manager in Nippon Pro Baseball. Kuriyama was a two-way threat in college, going 25-8 on the hill and hitting .395. Undrafted, he signed with the Yakult Swallows .

Aug 17, 2022 · Active Japanese MLB players have joined the WBC in the past, but in the previous four tournaments, no U.S. nationals with Japanese ancestry have been selected. Yet, Samurai Japan manager Hideki Kuriyama chose the two players for pre-register with a clear intent, including future potential.