Wada was on the winning Japanese club in the 2006 World Baseball Classic and went 0 of 2 with one strikeout in two games as the backup left fielder to Hitoshi Tamura.
Despite the high expectations placed upon the new trio of Matsunaka, Kokubo (who had returned to the Hawks after a stint with the Giants via free agency) and newly acquired Hitoshi Tamura that would comprise the middle of the order, all three missed significant playing time due to injuries.
Hitoshi Sakimoto | Hitoshi Matsumoto | Tamura | Hitoshi Tamura | Tokumei KakarichÅ Tadano Hitoshi | Norihisa Tamura | Akihide Tamura |