Mitsuru Manaka

{{Short description|Japanese baseball player and manager}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

| name = Mitsuru Manaka

| image = 真中満20150305.JPG

| image_size = 250

| caption =

| team =

| number =

| position = Outfielder / Manager

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|1|6}}

| birth_place = Tochigi, Tochigi, Japan

| bats = Left

| throws = Left

| debutleague = NPB

| debutdate = September 3

| debutyear = 1993

| debutteam = Yakult Swallows

| finalleague = NPB

| finaldate = October 12

| finalyear = 2008

| finalteam = Tokyo Yakult Swallows

| statyear=2008

| statleague=NPB

| stat1label=Batting average

| stat1value=.286

| stat2label=Home runs

| stat2value=54

| stat3label=Hits

| stat3value=1122

| stat4label=RBI

| stat4value=335

| stat5label=Stolen base

| stat5value=64

| teams =

As player

• Yakult Swallows/Tokyo Yakult Swallows ({{npby|1993}}–{{npby|2008}})

As manager

• Tokyo Yakult Swallows ({{npby|2015}}–{{npby|2017}})

As coach

• Tokyo Yakult Swallows ({{npby|2009}}–{{npby|2014}})

| awards =

• Japan Series champion (1993, 1995, 1997, 2001)
• 1× NPB All-Star (2001)

| update = 9 May 2020

}}

Mitsuru Manaka (真中 満, born January 6, 1971, in Tochigi, Tochigi, Japan) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball outfielder. On October 8, 2014, he was named manager of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, replacing Junji Ogawa. Manaka had previously been managing the Swallows' farm team.{{Cite web|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2014/10/08/baseball/japanese-baseball/swallows-name-manaka-manager/#.VKt-q3ukqSo|title = Swallows name Manaka manager|date = 8 October 2014}}