Makoto Imaoka

Makoto Imaoka 今岡 誠
Hanshin Tigers – No. 77
Infielder / Coach
Born: (1974-09-11) September 11, 1974 Takarazuka, Hyōgo, Japan
Bats: Right Throws: Right
NPB debut
April 8, 1997, for the Hanshin Tigers
NPB statistics (through 2011 season)
Batting average	.279
Hits	1284
RBIs	594
Home runs	122
Teams
As player Hanshin Tigers (1997–2009) Chiba Lotte Marines (2010–2012) As coach Chiba Lotte Marines (2012) Hanshin Tigers (2016 – present)
Career highlights and awards
5× NPB All-Star (1998, 2002–2005) 1× Golden Glove Award (2003) 3× Best Nine Award (2002–2003, 2005) 1× Central League Batting Champion (2003) 1× Central League RBI Champion (2005) 1× Japan Series Champion (2010)
Last update: May 10, 2012

Makoto Imaoka

Medal record
Representing  Japan
Men's Baseball
Summer Olympics
	Atlanta 1996	Team Competition
Intercontinental Cup
	Havana 1995	Team Competition

Makoto Imaoka (今岡 誠, born September 11, 1974) is a Japanese professional baseball player from Takarazuka, Hyōgo, Japan.

Imaoka spent several uneventful seasons in the Japanese professional leagues before being chosen as the leadoff batter by Senichi Hoshino, who managed the Hanshin Tigers from 2002–2004. Imaoka won the batting title in 2003 with a .340 batting average, and his team won the Central League pennant the same year. He had previously played shortstop and second base, but was converted to third base in 2004. He continued his hitting prowess, and led the league with 147 RBIs in 2005. He fell into a huge slump in 2006, and missed half of the season due to injuries.

He won a silver medal playing for the Japanese national team in the 1996 Summer Olympics before entering the Japanese professional leagues.

Career statistics (through 2011)

External links

• Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from JapaneseBaseball.com