Tsuyoshi Yoda

Tsuyoshi Yoda, born in 1965 in Fukuoka and raised in Kimitsu, Chiba, is a pitcher who became a manager — and it is the second half that holds my attention. He came out of Asia University into professional baseball, and later took charge of the Chunichi Dragons in Nippon Professional Baseball from 2019 through 2021. Managing in Japan's Central League is a job with almost no upside in public perception: win and the players are credited, lose and the manager wears it alone. Three seasons of that is not nothing. What strikes me about careers like his is the return. Plenty of former players drift into commentary and stay comfortable; going back into a dugout means putting yourself back in reach of the criticism. He is married to Hiroko Kiba, a broadcaster with Tokyo Broadcasting System, which means the household understands the scrutiny from both sides. Uniform to microphone to uniform again — that loop tells you where someone's real interest lies.

Name (English)

Tsuyoshi Yoda

Name (Japanese)

与田剛

Reading

よだ つよし

Born

December 4, 1965 (age 60)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Snake

Origin

Kimitsu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Height

182 cm

Occupation

baseball player

University

Asia University

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsuyoshi%20Yoda
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%8E%E7%94%B0%E5%89%9B
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11262658

Tags

• Chiba Prefecture
• baseball player

Last updated

2026-08-07

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