| Takao Obana 尾花 高夫 |
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| Yokohama BayStars | |
| Pitcher / Manager | |
| Born: August 7, 1957 Kudoyama, Wakayama |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Professional debut | |
| NPB: April 22, 1978 for the Yakult Swallows | |
| NPB statistics | |
| Win–loss | 112–135 |
| ERA | 3.82 |
| Strikeouts | 1,225 |
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As player As manager
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Takao Obana (尾花 高夫 Obana Takao, born August 7, 1957 in Kudoyama, Wakayama) is the current manager of the Yokohama BayStars and a former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher and coach. Takao was the Yakult Swallows's fourth pick in the 1978 draft and played the entirety of his 14-year career with the team. He was also the pitching coach for the Swallows, the Chiba Lotte Marines and Fukuoka Daiei Hawks and the Yomiuri Giants.[1]
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| Current managers highlighted | |||
| Central League | Pacific League | ||
| Chunichi Dragons (Ochiai) | Chiba Lotte Marines (Nishimura) | ||
| Hanshin Tigers (Mayumi) | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (Akiyama) | ||
| Hiroshima Toyo Carp (Nomura) | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (Nashida) | ||
| Tokyo Yakult Swallows (Ogawa) | Orix Buffaloes (Okada) | ||
| Yokohama BayStars (Obana) | Saitama Seibu Lions (Watanabe) | ||
| Yomiuri Giants (Hara) | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (Hoshino) | ||
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