| Mitsuru Manaka | |
| Position: | Outfielder / Manager |
| Birth Date: | 6 January 1971 |
| Birth Place: | Tochigi, Tochigi, Japan |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Left |
| Debutleague: | NPB |
| Debutdate: | September 3 |
| Debutyear: | 1993 |
| Debutteam: | Yakult Swallows |
| Finalleague: | NPB |
| Finaldate: | October 12 |
| Finalyear: | 2008 |
| Finalteam: | Tokyo Yakult Swallows |
| Statyear: | 2008 |
| Statleague: | NPB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .286 |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat2value: | 54 |
| Stat3label: | Hits |
| Stat3value: | 1122 |
| Stat4label: | RBI |
| Stat4value: | 335 |
| Stat5value: | 64 |
| Teams: | As player
As manager
As coach
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| Update: | 9 May 2020 |
Mitsuru Manaka (真中 満, born January 6, 1971, in Tochigi, Tochigi, Japan) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball outfielder. On October 8, 2014, he was named manager of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, replacing Junji Ogawa. Manaka had previously been managing the Swallows' farm team.[1]