Dragons name Mori as full-time manager for next season

Shigekazu Mori, acting manger of the Chunichi Dragons baseball club, speaks at a news conference in Nagoya on Sept. 29, 2016, after the team announced Mori will take on the job full-time next season. In August, the Dragons placed third-year manager Motonobu Tanishige on leave, effectively firing him and promoting Mori, who was the bench coach at the time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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