Masayoshi Motoda
Masayoshi Motoda (元田 昌義)
- Bats Right Throws Right
- Height 5' 10", Weight 173 lb.
- High School Gose Industrial High School
- Born January 5, 1946 in Kashiba, Nara Japan
Biographical Information[edit]
Masayoshi Motoda signed with the Nankai Hawks in 1964, but he only played 2 games with the big club before he announced his retirement in 1969. He was the minor league batting coach from 1970 to 1981 and from 1983 to 1995, and he coached their big club in 1982. He also became the batting coach for the Uni-President Lions in 1998.


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