Masahiro Tanaka

Masahiro Tanaka
田中将大
Masahiro Tanaka; 田中将大
	Masahiro Tanaka with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
New York Yankees – No. 19
	Starting pitcher
	Born: November 1, 1988 (age 35); Itami, Hyōgo, Japan
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Professional debut
	NPB: March 29, 2007, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
	MLB: April 4, 2014, for the New York Yankees
NPB statistics
Win–loss record	99–35
Earned run average	2.30
Strikeouts	1,238
MLB statistics ; (through June 29, 2019)
Win–loss record	69–39
Earned run average	3.61
Strikeouts	883
Teams
	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2007–2013); New York Yankees (2014–present);
Career highlights and awards
	NPB Pacific League Rookie of the Year (2007); Pacific League MVP (2013); 6× NPB All-Star (2007–2009, 2011–2013); 2× Eiji Sawamura Award (2011, 2013); 2× NPB wins champion (2011, 2013); 2× NPB ERA champion (2011, 2013); NPB strikeout champion (2012); 2× Best Nine Award (2011, 2013); 3× Golden Glove Award (2011–2013); Japan Series champion (2013); Japan Professional Sports Grand Prize (2013); MLB All-Star (2014);
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing Japan
World Baseball Classic

Masahiro Tanaka (田中将大, Tanaka Masahiro, born November 1, 1988) is a Japanese professional baseball starting pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). From 2007 through 2013, he played for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Nippon Professional Baseball's (NPB) Pacific League. Tanaka was posted by the Eagles after the 2013 season to be signed by an American team; he agreed to terms with the New York Yankees and signed a seven-year, $155 million contract, the fifth-largest deal ever given to a pitcher at the time.^[1]

Tanaka was the Eagles' first-round pick in the 2006 NPB amateur player draft. From 2012 to 2013, he won 26 consecutive decisions, which set a new NPB record.^[2]

References[change | change source]

↑ McCarron, Anthony. "Masahiro Tanaka agrees to 7-year, $155 million deal with Yankees". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
↑ Coskrey, Jason (2013-08-16). "Eagles' Tanaka sets NPB record by winning 21st straight decision". The Japan Times Online. ISSN 0447-5763. Archived from the original on 2019-10-31. Retrieved 2019-10-31.

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[1] McCarron, Anthony. "Masahiro Tanaka agrees to 7-year, $155 million deal with Yankees". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 2019-10-31.

[2] Coskrey, Jason (2013-08-16). "Eagles' Tanaka sets NPB record by winning 21st straight decision". The Japan Times Online. ISSN 0447-5763. Archived from the original on 2019-10-31. Retrieved 2019-10-31.

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