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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 .

Akinobu Okada
Hanshin Tigers
Infielder / Manager
Born: (1957-11-25) November 25, 1957 (age 64)
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
Hits1,520
Home runs247
RBIs836
Managerial statistics
Wins581
Losses523
Teams
As player
  • Hanshin Tigers (19801993)
  • Orix BlueWave (19941995)
As manager
  • Hanshin Tigers (20042008, 2023)
  • Orix Buffaloes (20102012)
Career highlights and awards
  • 1980 Central League Rookie of the Year

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.



Sporting positions
Preceded by
Senichi Hoshino
Akihiro Yano
Hanshin Tigers manager
20042008
2023
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Daijiro Oishi
Orix Buffaloes manager
20102012
Succeeded by





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