Mitsuru Manaka

Mitsuru Manaka
Mitsuru Manaka
	Outfielder / Manager
	Born: January 6, 1971 (age 55); 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
	Stats at Baseball Reference
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.^[1]

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Mitsuru Manaka

Outfielder / Manager
Born: (1971-01-06) January 6, 1971 (age 55) 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
Stats at Baseball Reference

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