Yoshio Yoshida (baseball)

Yoshio Yoshida (吉田 義男, Yoshida Yoshio, July 26, 1933 – February 3, 2025) was a Japanese professional baseball player and manager who spent his entire career with the Hanshin Tigers of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). His number 23, was retired by the Tigers. He worked for the Asahi Broadcasting Corporation as a live radio and television baseball commentator. Yoshida died on February 3, 2025, at the age of 91.