The Rakuten Eagles announced that Makoto Moriyama has decided to retire. The Eagles released the following statement from Moriyama:
The 2013 Nippon Series is my best memory. I appreciate all the support I received, even though I came here from another team and didn't put up good numbers.
Source: official announcement
[UPDATE 10/12 @ 11:32pm]
Moriyama will remain in the organization as a Ni-gun outfield/base coach.
Source: Sponichi 10/12/2015
Career Stats
| Year | Team | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | SB | CS | SH | SF | BB | IBB | HBP | SO | DP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Orix | 35 | 55 | 45 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .356 | .453 | .378 | .831 |
| 2007 | Orix | 11 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2008 | Orix | 42 | 67 | 58 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .207 | .266 | .224 | .490 |
| 2009 | Orix | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .083 | .000 | .083 |
| 2010 | Orix | 68 | 149 | 130 | 26 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | .331 | .367 | .346 | .713 |
| 2011 | Orix | 82 | 125 | 113 | 19 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | .186 | .227 | .195 | .422 |
| 2012 | Orix | 18 | 27 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .154 | .185 | .154 | .339 |
| 2013 | Rakuten | 89 | 95 | 81 | 20 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .272 | .344 | .272 | .616 |
| 2014 | Rakuten | 50 | 53 | 44 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .182 | .234 | .205 | .439 |
| 2015 | Rakuten | 47 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .200 | .294 | .267 | .561 |
| 476 | 619 | 536 | 121 | 129 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 28 | 48 | 18 | 38 | 2 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 86 | 7 | .242 | .296 | .254 | .551 | ||
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