Yoshihiko Miyauchi, who has been the owner of professional baseball Orix for more than 30 years and was involved in the merger of Kintetsu and Orix at the time of the reorganization of the ball world, has announced that he will retire from the owner at the end of this season.
This was revealed at a press conference held by the owner of Miyauchi at Kyocera Dome Osaka on the 21st.
Miyauchi owner is 86 years old.
In 1988, he acquired “Hankyu Braves” at that time and became the owner of professional baseball and Orix.
During the reorganization of the baseball world in 2004, he was involved in the merger of Kintetsu and Orix, and even after retiring from the top management of the parent company in 2014, he has been the owner of the baseball team for over 30 years.
At the press conference, the owner of Miyauchi said, “I didn’t know that I would be abandoned from the championship for 25 years, and I wanted to pass it on to the next generation, but I thought it would be so interesting to retire from the owner at the bottom. Then I lifted my body and thought, “Well, wait until the best in Japan,” but decided to retire. “
Makoto Inoue, CEO of the ORIX Group, will replace the owner of Miyauchi.
