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Mitsuru Manaka
Outfielder / Manager
Born: (1971-01-06) January 6, 1971 (age 53) Tochigi, Tochigi, Japan
Batted: LeftThrew: 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 Yakult Swallows/Tokyo Yakult Swallows (1993–2008) As manager Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2015–2017) As coach Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2009–2014)
Career highlights and awards
Japan Series champion (1993, 1995, 1997, 2001) 1× NPB All-Star (2001)
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.

References

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

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)

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