Toshiaki Imae (今江 敏晃, Imae Toshiaki, born August 26, 1983 in Kyoto, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball former infielder and current manager for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Playing career

Imae won the Most Valuable Player award in both the 2005 and 2010 Japan Series.

He selected 2018 NPB All-Star game [jp].[1]

Coaching career

On October 17, 2023, the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles announced that Imae would be promoted from hitting coach to manager for the 2024 season, replacing Kazuhisa Ishii.[2]

References

  1. ^ "マイナビオールスターゲーム2018 出場者". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). August 13, 2018.
  2. ^ "Baseball: Imae named new Rakuten manager, Fujimoto leaves Hawks". nippon.com. Retrieved November 2, 2023.

External links

Media related to Toshiaki Imae at Wikimedia Commons