New Hiroshima Carp manager Marty Brown is excited about his challenge and can't wait for spring training to begin.
The former Carp player (1992-1994) will join Trey Hillman of the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters and Bobby Valentine of the Japan and Asia Series champion Chiba Lotte Marines in a trio of Americans leading a quarter of the Japanese pro baseball teams when camps open on Feb. 1.
Brown said he first became aware of the possibility of being hired as the Carp skipper early in September while he was managing the Buffalo Bisons (Triple-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians) in the U.S. minor league playoffs in Columbus, Ohio.