Toshiaki Imae

Toshiaki Imae (今江 敏晃) is a Japanese professional baseball former infielder and current manager for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Playing career
Imae won the Most Valuable Player award in both the 2005 and 2010 Japan Series.

He selected 2018 NPB All-Star game.

Coaching career
On October 17, 2023, the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles announced that Imae would be promoted from hitting coach to manager for the 2024 season, replacing Kazuhisa Ishii.