Tetsuya Iida
| Tetsuya Iida | |
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Iida with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows | |
| Outfielder / Coach | |
| Born: May 18, 1968 Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| April 12, 1989, for the Yakult Swallows | |
| Last NPB appearance | |
| October 1, 2006, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | |
| NPB statistics (through 2006) | |
| Batting average | .273 |
| Home runs | 48 |
| Hits | 1248 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| As player
As coach
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Last updated on: January 19, 2014 | |
Tetsuya Iida (飯田 哲也, born May 18, 1968, in Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball outfielder. He is best known for his career with the Yakult Swallows.[1][2] He first joined Yakult in 1986 as the fourth player in the draft.[3] Led by manager Katsuya Nomura, this period became known as the "golden age of Yakult" and Iida gained a reputation as the "poster child for ID baseball".[3][2] Iida went on to play for the Rakuten Golden Eagles for two years before retiring.[2]
Iida won the Pro Sportsman No.1 twice: first in 1995, as the first tournament winner to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, and then in 1999.
References
- ^ Ochiai, Shuichi (August 16, 2025). "飯田哲也(元ヤクルトほか)インタビュー＜3＞日本シリーズの大舞台で同点阻止のバックホーム「快感でした」". Baseball Weekly Online (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
- ^ a b c "飯田哲也さん、恩師・野村克也さんに言われた戦力外通告の言葉明かす「ちょっと泣けますね」". スポーツ報知 (in Japanese). May 11, 2025. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
- ^ a b "野村克也監督の金言と仲間たちとの絆 飯田哲也＆笘篠賢治が語る"黄金期ヤクルト"の裏側＜ダグアウト!!!＞". WEB The Television (in Japanese). August 21, 2025. Archived from the original on November 11, 2025 – via Yahoo! News.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)