Mitsuru Manaka
| Mitsuru Manaka | |
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| Outfielder / Manager | |
| Born: January 6, 1971 Tochigi, Tochigi, Japan | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| NPB debut | |
| September 3, 1993, for the Yakult Swallows | |
| Last NPB appearance | |
| October 12, 2008, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows | |
| NPB statistics (through 2008) | |
| Batting average | .286 |
| Home runs | 54 |
| Hits | 1122 |
| RBI | 335 |
| Stolen base | 64 |
| Teams | |
| As player
As manager As coach | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Last updated on: 9 May 2020 | |
Mitsuru Manaka (真中 満, born January 6, 1971, in Tochigi, Tochigi, Japan) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball outfielder. On October 8, 2014, he was named manager of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, replacing Junji Ogawa. Manaka had previously been managing the Swallows' farm team.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ "Swallows name Manaka manager". 8 October 2014.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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- 1971 births
- Living people
- Baseball people from Tochigi Prefecture
- Nihon University alumni
- Japanese baseball players
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- Managers of baseball teams in Japan
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