和田豊

Yutaka Wada (和田 豊, born September 2, 1962 in Matsudo, Chiba, Japan) is a retired Japanese baseball player for the Hanshin Tigers. He previously worked as a hitting coach for the Hanshin Tigers prior to the 2012 season. After the team failed to make the 2011 play-offs, team manager Akinobu Mayumi was fired, and Yutaka Wada was giving the position to replace him less than a week later. He is notable for various accomplishments, which include the following: * 1500 games played * 1500 hits * 24 game hitting streak from opening game (1997) * 3 straight seasons with playing every game * Golden Glove (2nd baseman) * All star player (1989, 1992–1996, 1999)