Manabu Mima

Manabu Mima
Mima with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Pitcher
Born: (1986-09-19) 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–loss80–88
Earned run average3.94
Strikeouts1,042
Stats at Baseball Reference 
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

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

His wife is Japanese singer Anna.

References

  1. ^ Nagatsuka, Kaz (October 30, 2013). "Aggressive-minded pitchers find success for Eagles". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
  2. ^ Coskrey, Jason (November 3, 2013). "Eagles blank Giants in Game 7, capture first Japan Series title". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on November 6, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
  3. ^ "美馬学投手 入団について". 千葉ロッテマリーンズ オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). November 25, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  4. ^ "x.com".
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