Tsutomu Wakamatsu (若松 勉, Wakamatsu Tsutomu, born April 17, 1947) is a Japanese former baseball player, coach, and manager for the Yakult Swallows in Nippon Professional Baseball. He batted left-handed, and threw right-handed. His number 1 is honoured by the Swallows.

Awards and accomplishments

  • MVP (1978)
  • 2x Batting Title (1972,1977)
  • 9x Best Nine Award (1972–1974, 1976–1980, 1984)
  • Golden Glove Award (1977, 1978)
  • Championship Series MVP (1978)
  • 11x times All-Star selection(1972–1980, 1983, 1984)
  • 2x All-Star games MVP (1973, 1977)

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