Makoto Imaoka

Makoto Imaoka (今岡 真訪, Imaoka Makoto, real name: 今岡 誠, born September 11, 1974), nicknamed "Makochan",[1] is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder.

He played in Nippon Professional Baseball from 1997 to 2012 for the Hanshin Tigers and Chiba Lotte Marines.

Imaoka spent several uneventful seasons in the Japanese professional leagues before being chosen as the leadoff batter by Senichi Hoshino, who managed the Hanshin Tigers from 2002 to 2004.

He fell into a huge slump in 2006, and missed half of the season due to injuries.

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