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Akinobu Okada

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Name
  
Akinobu Okada

Career start
  
1980

Role
  
Manager

Career end
  
1995

Height
  
1.75 m

Bats
  
Right-handed

Weight
  
75 kg


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Teams managed
  
Hanshin Tigers (2004 – 2008), Orix Buffaloes (2010 – 2012)

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.

References

Akinobu Okada Wikipedia