Akinobu Okada
Appearance
Akinobu Okada | |
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Manager / Infielder | |
Born: Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture | November 25, 1957|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
NPB debut | |
April 11, 1980, for the Hanshin Tigers | |
Last NPB appearance | |
October 2, 1995, for the Orix BlueWave | |
Teams | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
Akinobu Okada (岡田 彰布, Okada Akinobu) (born November 25, 1957), Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan) is the former manager for the Orix Buffaloes baseball team in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Prior to his managerial career, he played for the Hanshin Tigers from 1980 to 1993, when he was traded to the Orix BlueWave. He played there until 1995. 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.
External links
- Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from JapaneseBaseball.com
Categories:
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Osaka
- Japanese baseball players
- Hanshin Tigers players
- Orix BlueWave players
- Nippon Professional Baseball Rookie of the Year Award winners
- Managers of baseball teams in Japan
- Hanshin Tigers managers
- Orix Buffaloes managers
- Japanese baseball biography stubs
- Baseball manager stubs