Takahiro Okada Explained

Takahiro Okada
Position:Outfielder/First baseman
Team:Orix Buffaloes
Number:55
Birth Date:9 February 1988
Bats:Left
Throws:Left
Debutleague:NPB
Debutdate:August 10
Debutyear:2006
Debutteam:Orix Buffaloes
Statyear:2023 season
Statleague:NPB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.257
Stat2label:Hits
Stat2value:1,192
Stat3label:Home runs
Stat3value:204
Stat4label:Runs batted in
Stat4value:715
Stat5label:Stolen bases
Stat5value:32
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Takahiro Okada (岡田 貴弘, born February 9, 1988, in Suita), playing as T-Okada (T-岡田), is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder and first baseman for the Orix Buffaloes in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.[1]

He changed his playing name to T-Okada in 2009 to prevent confusion to then-newly hired manager Akinobu Okada. The following season he finished with 33 home runs, the most in Pacific League, so he opted to keep his new name despite Akinobu Okada leaving the team in 2012.

Despite Orix's Japan Series victory in 2022, Okada had one of his lower hitting years, only finishing the year with a .133 batting average and a single home run, while driving in 10 runs in 36 games.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Organization . Nippon Professional Baseball . Okada,Takahiro(ORIX Buffaloes) Players . 2023-08-07 . Nippon Professional Baseball Organization . ja.