Akinobu Okada

Akinobu Okada
Hanshin Tigers
Infielder / Manager
Born: (1957-11-25) 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
As player Hanshin Tigers (1980–1993) Orix BlueWave (1994–1995) As manager Hanshin Tigers (2004–2008, 2023–) Orix Buffaloes (2010–2012)
Career highlights and awards
1980 Central League Rookie of the Year

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 .

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