About Daisuke Miura
Daisuke Miura (三浦 大輔; born December 25, 1973) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher and coach. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars from 1992 to 2016. He served as a coach for the team in two separate stints from 2014 to 2020 before being hired to become manager for the BayStars in 2021. In five seasons from 2021 to 2025, he led the team to the Climax Series four times, with the 2024 team reaching and winning the Japan Series for the first time in 26 years. == Playing career == === Yokohama DeNa BayStars === Miura was drafted 6th in the 1991 Nippon Professional Baseball draft by the Yokohama Taiyo Whales. He made his professional debut against the Yomiuri Giants on October 7, 1992, retiring six straight batters in relief. In 2005, he led the Central League in strikeouts (177) and ERA (2.52). Miura became a free agent after an injury-plagued 2008 season. Both the BayStars and the Hanshin Tigers, the team that he had rooted for as a child, offered him contracts. Miura decided to return to the BayStars, who offered him a 4-year contract worth 1 billion yen (approximately US$10 million), as opposed to the Tigers, who were offering three years and 900 million yen.
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