Mitsuru Manaka

Mitsuru Manaka
Outfielder / Manager
Born: (1971-01-06) January 6, 1971 (age 53)
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 runs54
Hits1122
RBI335
Stolen base64
Teams
As player

As manager

As coach

Career highlights and awards
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]

  1. ^ "Swallows name Manaka manager". 8 October 2014.