Shohei Ohtani's brother Ryuta becomes manager of Toyota Motor East Japan (Imagn
Shohei Ohtani's older brother Ryuta (36), a notable Japanese baseball player in his own right, is making the transition to full-time coaching. After announcing the move, the incoming manager gave an inspiring speech to his new team.
Via Yahoo! Sports Japan, he said:
"Our team's mission is to 'improve company unity' and 'revitalize Tohoku through baseball', and we aim to be a strong team that can always participate in the two major tournaments, the Intercity Championships and the Japan Championships."
Ohtani played baseball for Mizusawa Komagata Hardball Baseball Club from 2006 to 2009. After that, he played in the Shikoku League for two years and served as a player/coach for Toyota Motor East Japan between 2012 and 2021. He has focused entirely on coaching since then and is now Toyota Motor East's manager.
