Tetsuya Iida

Tetsuya Iida (飯田 哲也, born May 18, 1968, in Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball outfielder. He is best known for his career with the Yakult Swallows.^[1][2] He first joined Yakult in 1986 as the fourth player in the draft.^[3] Led by manager Katsuya Nomura, this period became known as the "golden age of Yakult" and Iida gained a reputation as the "poster child for ID baseball".^[3][2] Iida went on to play for the Rakuten Golden Eagles for two years before retiring.^[2]

Batting average.273

Home runs48

Hits1248

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Tetsuya Iida
Iida with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Outfielder / Coach
Born: (1968-05-18) May 18, 1968 (age 57) Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan
Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
April 12, 1989, for the Yakult Swallows
Last NPB appearance
October 1, 2006, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
NPB statistics (through 2006)
Batting average	.273
Home runs	48
Hits	1248
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
As player Yakult Swallows (1987–2004) Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2005–2006) As coach Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2007–2013) Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2015–2019)
Career highlights and awards
1x Central League stolen base champion (1992) 1x Central League Best Nine Award (1992) 7x Central League Golden Glove Award (1991–1997) 4x Japan Series champion (1993, 1995, 1997, 2001) 2x NPB All-Star (1992–1993)
Last updated on: January 19, 2014

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Iida won the Pro Sportsman No.1 twice: first in 1995, as the first tournament winner to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, and then in 1999.^{[citation needed]}