Mitsuru Manaka

Mitsuru Manaka
Tokyo Yakult Swallows – No. 77
Outfielder / Manager
Born: (1971-01-06) January 6, 1971 (age 46) , , 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 2002)
Batting average	.286
Home runs	54
Hits	1122
Teams
As player Yakult Swallows/Tokyo Yakult Swallows (1993–2008) As manager Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2015–present) As coach Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2009–2014)
Career highlights and awards
Japan Series champion (1993), (1995), (1997), (2001) 1x NPB All-Star (2001)
Last updated on: 19 January 2014

As player

As manager

As coach

Mitsuru Manaka (真中 満, born January 6, 1971 in , , 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.

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