Akio Ishii (baseball)
# Akio Ishii (baseball)

Akio Ishii (石井 昭男, Ishii Akio, born September 26, 1955) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder. He played for the Chunichi Dragons.

He is currently the second team hitting coach for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

## Career

Ishii was drafted out of Tokai University in the third round of the 1977 draft and has been a part of the Chunichi Dragons front and back office since his retirement in 1987.

On 28 September 2019, it was confirmed that Ishii would not be offered a contract as a coach for the 2020 season.

