Akinobu Okada

Akinobu Okada

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Manager / Infielder

Born: November 25, 1957 (age 59)
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

Teams

As player

Hanshin Tigers (1980–1993)
Orix BlueWave (1994–1995)

As manager

Hanshin Tigers (2004–2008)
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 in Higashi-ku (present:Chuo-ku), 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.

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