Toshiaki Imae
Imae with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – No. 98
Infielder / Manager / Coach
Born: (1983-08-26) August 26, 1983
Kyoto, Japan
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
NPB debut
April 28, 2002, for the Chiba Lotte Marines
Last NPB appearance
June 28, 2019, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
NPB statistics
Batting average.283
Hits1,682
RBI726
Home runs108
Stolen bases32
Teams
As player

As manager

  • Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2024–present)

As coach

  • Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (20202023)
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  Japan
Men's Baseball
World Baseball Classic
Gold medal – first place2006 San DiegoTeam

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.[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.

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