Tatsunori Hara


Tatsunori Hara is the manager of the Yomiuri Giants baseball team in Nippon Professional Baseball.

Career

Hara played for the Giants during his professional baseball career from to.
Hara previously managed the Giants from 2002 to 2003, and again from 2006 until his abrupt resignation at the end of the 2015 season. During those tenures, he led the Giants to seven Central League pennants and three Japan Series championships. In October 2018, he was rehired as Giants manager for three seasons after Yoshinobu Takahashi announced his intention to step down.
Hara led the Japan national baseball team to victory in the final of the 2009 World Baseball Classic.

Personal life

Hara's nephew, Tomoyuki Sugano, is a professional pitcher for the Giants.