in the Japanese minor leagues before returning to the United States. Hirayama returned to California where he worked as a scout for the California Angels and Hiroshima Carp. As a scout, he helped the Carp sign Tim Ireland. In 2009, Hirayama won the Al Radka Award. At the time, he was the head of the Japanese Baseball Development Program in the Dominican Republic. Personal life Hirayama met his wife, Jean, while they were attending Fresno State. They were married in February 1955 and had three sons, Colin, Kevin and Brian. After returning to the United States, Hirayama also worked as a teacher and administrator in the Clovis Unified School District in addition to his scouting duties. He retired from the school district in 1991 and his wife died that same year. In the years before his former Fresno State teammate Tex Clevenger died of Alzheimer's disease in August 2019, Hirayama (then 89 years old himself) would drive from Fresno to Visalia, California every week to visit Clevenger, although Clevenger eventually stopped recognizing him and lost the ability to speak. Satoshi Hirayama died on September 15, 2021, at the age of 91. See also Nisei Baseball Research Project References External links 1930 births 2021 deaths Fresno State Bulldogs baseball players Stockton Ports players Japanese-American internees American baseball players of Japanese descent American military personnel of Japanese descent American expatriate baseball players in Japan Fresno State Bulldogs football players California Angels scouts Hiroshima Carp players People from Exeter, California Baseball players from California Baseball coaches from California Nippon Professional Baseball outfielders