Shozo Doi

Shozo Doi (土井 正三, Doi Shōzō, 1942 – 2009) is a former Japanese baseball player.[1] He played for the Yomiuri Giants in the Nippon Professional Baseball.[1] Shozo Doi also served as a manager for Ichiro Suzuki.[2]

He was highly hated during his time as manager of the Orix BlueWave from 1991 to 1993 because he replaced longtime manager Toshiharu Ueda, who led the team to their 3 Japan Series titles under Hankyu.[3] This also caused key player Greg "Boomer" Wells to request a trade to the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks because Doi (unlike Ueda), did not listen or even care that he was a triple crown winner, won 2 Gold Gloves or was an 8-year NPB veteran, and only saw him as a foreign player who should do as he was told. Under Ueda, Wells built himself as a respected member of the clubhouse. Because of this, the Braves ouendan would constantly taunt Doi from then on when he took the field until he was fired in 1993.[3]