Manabu Mima
| Manabu Mima | |
|---|---|
| File:Mima manabu.jpg Mima with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: September 19, 1986 Kitasōma District, Ibaraki, Japan | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| April 13, 2011, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | |
| Last NPB appearance | |
| September 30, 2025, for the Chiba Lotte Marines | |
| NPB statistics | |
| Win–loss | 80–88 |
| Earned run average | 3.94 |
| Strikeouts | 1,042 |
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| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Manabu Mima (美馬 学, born September 19, 1986) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and Chiba Lotte Marines from 2011 to 2025.
Career
[edit | edit source]Mima attended Fujishiro High School and Chuo University. Mima pitched for Tokyo Gas in the industrial leagues after college. The Rakuten Golden Eagles chose him in the second round of the 2010 NPB draft. He then joined the Japanese national baseball team for the 2010 Asian Games. Mima's repertoire includes a slider, forkball, curveball, shuuto (two-seamer), and a fastball (tops out at 95 mph). He debuted on April 13, 2011, tossing a scoreless 8th to preserve a 5–1 lead over the Chiba Lotte Marines.
In the 2013 season, Mima had a 6–5 win–loss record and a 4.12 earned run average.[1] Mima was the winning pitcher in Games 3 and 7 of the 2013 Japan Series, and was named the Japan Series Most Valuable Player (MVP).[2]
On November 25, 2019, Mima signed with the Chiba Lotte Marines.[3]
On September 9, 2025, Mima announced that he would be retiring following the conclusion of the season.[4]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]His wife is Japanese singer Anna.
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
- Asian Games bronze medalists in baseball
- Asian Games baseball players for Japan
- Baseball players at the 2010 Asian Games
- Chiba Lotte Marines players
- Chuo University alumni
- Japanese baseball players
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers
- Baseball people from Ibaraki Prefecture
- Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles players
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen