Akinobu Okada
Akinobu Okada (岡田 彰布, Okada Akinobu) (born November 25, 1957) is a retired professional baseball player and manager for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball .
| Akinobu Okada | |
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| Hanshin Tigers – No. 80 | |
| Infielder / Manager | |
| Born: November 25, 1957 Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| April 11, 1980, for the Hanshin Tigers | |
| Last NPB appearance | |
| October 2, 1995, for the Orix BlueWave | |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .277 |
| Hits | 1,520 |
| Home runs | 247 |
| RBIs | 836 |
| Managerial statistics | |
| Wins | 581 |
| Losses | 523 |
| Teams | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
Okada played, mostly as a second baseman, for the Hanshin Tigers from 1980 to 1993, winning the Central League Rookie of the Year in 1980. In 1993, he was traded to the Orix BlueWave. He played there until 1995.
He managed the Hanshin Tigers from 2004 to 2008. He took charge again as manager of Hanshin ahead of the 2023 NPB season.
In November 2008, he entered into a contract with the Daily Sports Company as a commentator. In 2009, he appeared on Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC, AM radio, Terrestrial TV), Sky A Sports Plus (SKY PerfecTV!, satellite TV) and other broadcasting stations in the Kansai region.
Okada returned to the field in 2010, managing the Orix Buffaloes from 2010 to 2012.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from JapaneseBaseball.com