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Hillman to leave Nippon Ham at season's end

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman speaks at a news conference at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo on Sept. 8 about his decision to leave the Pacific League baseball club at the end of the season.

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Japanese major leaguers at final stage of spring training

SURPRISE, United States - Kansas City Royals right-hander Yasuhiko Yabuta (R) speaks with manager Trey Hillman (L) and catcher Miguel Olivo (C) after allowing three hits and two runs during a preseason outing against the Texas Rangers in Surprise, Arizona, on Feb. 27. (MLB)

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Yabuta at ease with Hillman at the helm

KANSAS CITY, United States - Kansas City Royals' manager Trey Hillman (L) and newly-acquired pitcher Yasuhiko Yabuta of Japan shake hands during a press conference in Kansas City on Nov. 29. Yabuta signed a two-year contract with the Royals with an option for 2010.

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Pacific League champion Nippon Ham parades in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - Trey Hillman (2nd from L), former manager of the Nippon Ham Fighters, and the team's players acknowledge fans during a parade in Sapporo on Nov. 24 commemorating the Fighters' victory in the Pacific League pennant for this year's season.

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Pacific League champion Nippon Ham parades in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - Trey Hillman (L), former manager of the Nippon Ham Fighters, and the team's infielder Makoto Kaneko (R), wave to fans during a parade in Sapporo on Nov. 24 commemorating the Fighters' victory in the Pacific League pennant for this year's season.

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Fighters' manager Hillman returns to Japan

NARITA, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman arrives at Narita airport on Oct. 24 after the Kansas City Royals introduced him on Oct. 22 as their manager for next season. Nippon Ham will take on the Chunichi Dragons in the Japan Series, which will get under way Oct. 27.

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Nippon Ham downs Lotte to reach 2nd straight Japan Series

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman is tossed into the air by his players at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo on Oct. 18 after his team defeated the Lotte Marines 6-2 in Game 5 of the Pacific League Climax Series to clinch their second straight Japan Series trip.

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Nippon Ham Fighters win 2nd straight Pacific League title

CHIBA, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman is tossed into the air by his players after the club won its second consecutive Pacific League title by beating the Lotte Marines at Chiba Marine Stadium in Chiba on Sept. 29.

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Fighters parade to celebrate Japan Series victory

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman (L) and team captain Makoto Kaneko wave to fans during their team's Japan Series victory parade in Sapporo on Nov. 18.

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Hillman to stay as Nippon Ham manager

SAPPORO, Japan - Trey Hillman, manager of the Pacific League baseball club Nippon Ham Fighters, speaks at a news conference in Sapporo on Nov. 16. Hillman, who guided the Fighters to their first Japan Series title in 44 years this year, said he will stay on at the team for a fifth season next year.

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Hillman visits Sapporo mayor

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman (R), who led his team to a 4-1 victory over Chunichi Dragons in the Japan Series, poses with Sapporo Mayor Fumio Ueda during his visit to the municipal office on Oct. 30.

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Hillman to talk with 3 big league teams for skipper's job

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman, who has been short-listed for the Texas Rangers' managerial opening, tells a press conference in Sapporo on Oct. 29 that he will have face-to-face interviews with three major league teams for the skipper's position.

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Nippon Ham wins Japan Series on Seguignol's 2-run shot

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman is tossed into the air by his players after the team won the Japan Series over the Chunichi Dragons at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 26. The Pacific League champion won four straight games after dropping the opener of the best-of-seven series on its way to claiming its first Japan Series title since 1962 when the team was known as the Toei Flyers.

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Nippon Ham wins Japan Series on Seguignol's 2-run shot

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman is tossed into the air by his players after the team won the Japan Series over the Chunichi Dragons at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 26. The Pacific League champion won four straight games after dropping the opener of the best-of-seven series on its way to claiming its first Japan Series title since 1962 when the team was known as the Toei Flyers.

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Nippon Ham wins Pacific League title

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman is tossed into the air by his players at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo on Oct. 12 after clinching the Pacific League title by beating the Softbank Hawks 1-0.

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Pro baseball season begins with PL games

SAPPORO, Japan -Rakuten Golden Eagle manager Katsuya Nomura (L) and Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman shake hands at Sapporo Dome as Japan's 2006 pro baseball season began with three Pacific League games on March 25.

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(9)1st strike by Japanese baseball players begins

SAPPORO, Japan - Fans queue at JR Sapporo Station on Sept. 18 for autographs of Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman (R) as pro baseball players went on the first strike in the 70-year history of the sport in Japan.

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(2)Japan's pro baseball teams kick off spring training

NAGO, Japan - Tsuyoshi Shinjo, who joined the Nippon Ham Fighters after returning from the major leagues, gives his autographs to the fans in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Feb. 1. He drew much of the media attention as his new teammates began their preseason training under manager Trey Hillman.

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Fighters edge Lions

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman holds a sea bream he got from one of fans before the start of his team's game against the Seibu Lions at Tokyo Dome on April 19. The Fighters edged the Lions 6-5 in 11 innings.

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Hillman tours Sapporo Dome

SAPPORO, Japan - Newly appointed Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman examines artificial turf at Sapporo Dome in Hokkaido, the team's new home, on Jan. 21 ahead of the baseball season.

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(2)Hillman looking for commitment from Fighters team

TOKYO, Japan - Newly appointed Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman (2nd from L) poses for a photograph with President Junji Imamura (L), batting coach Gary Denbo (2nd from R) and acting club owner Takeshi Kojima (R) at a news conference at a Tokyo hotel Nov. 5.

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Hillman looking for commitment from Fighters team

TOKYO, Japan - Newly appointed Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman (R) speaks at a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Nov. 5. Hillman is the fourth manager from the United States to skipper a Japanese pro baseball team since Bobby Valentine did so with the Lotte Marines in 1995.

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New Nippon Ham skipper Hillman arrives in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters' new manager Trey Hillman arrives at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Nov. 3. Hillman managed the New York Yankees minor league system in 1988.

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Pro baseball season begins with PL games

SAPPORO, Japan -Rakuten Golden Eagle manager Katsuya Nomura (L) and Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman shake hands at Sapporo Dome as Japan's 2006 pro baseball season began with three Pacific League games on March 25. (Kyodo)

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Nippon Ham wins Pacific League title

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman is tossed into the air by his players at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo on Oct. 12 after clinching the Pacific League title by beating the Softbank Hawks 1-0. (Kyodo)

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Fighters win Japan Series

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman is tossed into the air by is men after the team won the Japan Series over the Chunichi Dragons at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 26. The Pacific League champion won four straight games after dropping the opener of the best-of-seven series on its way to claiming its first Japan Series title since 1962 when the team was known as the Toei Flyers. (Kyodo)

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Nippon Ham wins Japan Series on Seguignol's 2-run shot

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman is tossed into the air by his players after the team won the Japan Series over the Chunichi Dragons at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 26. The Pacific League champion won four straight games after dropping the opener of the best-of-seven series on its way to claiming its first Japan Series title since 1962 when the team was known as the Toei Flyers. (Kyodo)

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Nippon Ham wins Japan Series on Seguignol's 2-run shot

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman is tossed into the air by his players after the team won the Japan Series over the Chunichi Dragons at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 26. The Pacific League champion won four straight games after dropping the opener of the best-of-seven series on its way to claiming its first Japan Series title since 1962 when the team was known as the Toei Flyers. (Kyodo)

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Hillman visits Sapporo mayor

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman (R), who led his team to a 4-1 victory over Chunichi Dragons in the Japan Series, poses with Sapporo Mayor Fumio Ueda during his visit to the municipal office on Oct. 30. (Kyodo)

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Hillman to talk with 3 big league teams for skipper's job

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman, who has been short-listed for the Texas Rangers' managerial opening, tells a press conference in Sapporo on Oct. 29 that he will have face-to-face interviews with three major league teams for the skipper's position. (Kyodo)

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Hillman to stay as Nippon Ham manager

SAPPORO, Japan - Trey Hillman, manager of the Pacific League baseball club Nippon Ham Fighters, speaks at a news conference in Sapporo on Nov. 16. Hillman, who guided the Fighters to their first Japan Series title in 44 years this year, said he will stay on at the team for a fifth season next year. (Kyodo)

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Fighters parade to celebrate Japan Series victory

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman (L) and team captain Makoto Kaneko wave to fans during their team's Japan Series victory parade in Sapporo on Nov. 18. (Kyodo)

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Hillman to leave Nippon Ham at season's end

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman speaks at a news conference at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo on Sept. 8 about his decision to leave the Pacific League baseball club at the end of the season. (Kyodo)

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Nippon Ham Fighters win 2nd straight Pacific League title

CHIBA, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman is tossed into the air by his players after the club won its second consecutive Pacific League title by beating the Lotte Marines at Chiba Marine Stadium in Chiba on Sept. 29. (Kyodo)

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Nippon Ham downs Lotte to reach 2nd straight Japan Series

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman is tossed into the air by his players at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo on Oct. 18 after his team defeated the Lotte Marines 6-2 in Game 5 of the Pacific League Climax Series to clinch their second straight Japan Series trip. (Kyodo)

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Fighters' manager Hillman returns to Japan

NARITA, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman arrives at Narita airport on Oct. 24 after the Kansas City Royals introduced him on Oct. 22 as their manager for next season. Nippon Ham will take on the Chunichi Dragons in the Japan Series, which will get under way Oct. 27.

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Pacific League champion Nippon Ham parades in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - Trey Hillman (2nd from L), former manager of the Nippon Ham Fighters, and the team's players acknowledge fans during a parade in Sapporo on Nov. 24 commemorating the Fighters' victory in the Pacific League pennant for this year's season. (Kyodo)

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Pacific League champion Nippon Ham parades in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - Trey Hillman (L), former manager of the Nippon Ham Fighters, and the team's infielder Makoto Kaneko (R), wave to fans during a parade in Sapporo on Nov. 24 commemorating the Fighters' victory in the Pacific League pennant for this year's season. (Kyodo)

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New Nippon Ham skipper Hillman arrives in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters' new manager Trey Hillman arrives at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Nov. 3. Hillman managed the New York Yankees minor league system in 1988. (Kyodo)

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Fighters edge Lions

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman holds a sea bream he got from one of fans before the start of his team's game against the Seibu Lions at Tokyo Dome on April 19. The Fighters edged the Lions 6-5 in 11 innings. (Kyodo)

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Hillman looking for commitment from Fighters team

TOKYO, Japan - Newly appointed Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman (R) speaks at a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Nov. 5. Hillman is the fourth manager from the United States to skipper a Japanese pro baseball team since Bobby Valentine did so with the Lotte Marines in 1995. (Kyodo)

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(9)1st strike by Japanese baseball players begins

SAPPORO, Japan - Fans queue at JR Sapporo Station on Sept. 18 for autographs of Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman (R) as pro baseball players went on the first strike in the 70-year history of the sport in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Hillman looks to apply past lessons in South Korea

Trey Hillman, the former manager of the Nippon Ham Fighters and Kansas City Royals, speaks about his new job as skipper of South Korea's SK Wyverns on Dec. 5, 2016, at the baseball winter meetings in National Harbor, Maryland, outside Washington. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: K-League team inks ex-Royals skipper Hillman

Houston Astros bench coach Trey Hillman is photographed in the dugout in Arlington, Texas, on June 7, 2016. South Korea's SK Wyverns have signed a contract with the former Kansas City Royals and Nippon Ham Fighters manager, Yonhap News Agency said on Oct. 27. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yankees' Tanaka chats with Astros bench coach Hillman

New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka (far L) chats with Houston Astros bench coach Trey Hillman (far R) before a game at Yankee Stadium in New York in August 2015. Both Tanaka and Hillman used to be in Japan's Pacific League teams as a player and a manager, respectively. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yabuta at ease with Hillman at the helm

KANSAS CITY, United States - Kansas City Royals' manager Trey Hillman (L) and newly-acquired pitcher Yasuhiko Yabuta of Japan shake hands during a press conference in Kansas City on Nov. 29. Yabuta signed a two-year contract with the Royals with an option for 2010. (Kyodo)

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(2)Japan's pro baseball teams kick off spring training

NAGO, Japan - Tsuyoshi Shinjo, who joined the Nippon Ham Fighters after returning from the major leagues, gives his autographs to the fans in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Feb. 1. He drew much of the media attention as his new teammates began their preseason training under manager Trey Hillman. (Kyodo)

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Hillman tours Sapporo Dome

SAPPORO, Japan - Newly appointed Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman examines artificial turf at Sapporo Dome in Hokkaido, the team's new home, on Jan. 21 ahead of the baseball season. (Kyodo)

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(2)Hillman looking for commitment from Fighters team

TOKYO, Japan - Newly appointed Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman (2nd from L) poses for a photograph with President Junji Imamura (L), batting coach Gary Denbo (2nd from R) and acting club owner Takeshi Kojima (R) at a news conference at a Tokyo hotel Nov. 5. (Kyodo)