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Masahiro Tanaka田中 将大Masahiro Tanaka with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesNew York Yankees – No. 19Starting pitcherBorn: (1988-11-01) November 1, 1988 (age 33)Itami, Hyōgo, Japan
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Professional debutNPB: March 29, 2007, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesMLB: April 4, 2014, for the New York YankeesNPB statisticsWin–loss record99–35Earned run average2.30Strikeouts1,238MLB statistics (through June 29, 2019)Win–loss record69–39Earned run average3.61Strikeouts883
Teams
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2007–2013)
New York Yankees (2014–present)
Career highlights and awardsNPB
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



2009 Los Angeles
Team



2013 San Francisco
Team


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. Retrieved 2019-10-31.


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