Masahiro Tanaka

Quick Facts

Full Name	Masahiro Tanaka
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Nov 1, 1988(1988-11-01)
Age	36
Birthplace	Itami
Country	Japan
Birth City	Hyōgo Prefecture
Horoscope	Scorpio

Masahiro Tanaka Biography

Masahiro Tanaka is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on November 1, 1988 in Itami, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Japanese starter pitcher who was a star with the Nippon Professional Baseball League with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles from 2007 until 2013. He then signed an 7-year, $155 million contract with the New York Yankees in 2014.

When he signed the signing of his contract, it was ranked the 5th biggest contract for a pitcher ever in MLB history. The top position was taken from At the time of his signing, his contract ranked as the 5th largest contract for a pitcher in MLB history. The first place spot had been claimed by Clayton Kershaw earlier in the same offseason when the Dodgers locked him up for $215 million. earlier in the offseason as the Dodgers secured him at $215 million.

Now given the uniform number 1 and officially appointed the team’s ace pitcher, Tanaka led Tomakomai High to a regional title as well as a championship in the Meiji Jingu Tournament that fall, hitting home runs in four straight games in the latter himself. While his team was viewed as the favorite going into the 78th National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament to be held the following spring, Tomakomai High was forced to withdraw from the tournament because of allegations of misconduct of some of the players.

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. He made his major league debut in 2014. Tanaka is known for being an exceptional pitcher in the postseason, currently sporting the 3rd-lowest postseason ERA in MLB history at 1.32.

He married Japanese pop singer He married Japanese pop singer Mai Satoda in 2012. in 2012.

Masahiro Tanaka Net Worth

Masahiro Tanaka is one of the richest Baseball Player from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Masahiro Tanaka 's net worth $60 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He developed a fastball in the high 80s and a hard slider while playing in Komazawa University Tomakomai High School.

While in the NPL and the NPL, he was invited to five consecutive All-Star games. He was being named the the 2007 Pacific League Rookie of the Year by the Golden Eagles, given the Eiji Sawamura Award as the top pitcher in the NPL two times as well as helping guide the Golden Eagles to a Japan Series Championship in 2013.

July 25 against the Red Sox turned out to be Tanaka’s worst outing in professional baseball, as he allowed 7 runs in the first inning and 5 more in the third inning, bringing his total to 12 runs, the most he allowed in a single start, while only retiring 10 hitters (4 strikeouts). It was also the most earned runs allowed by a Yankees pitcher since 1923.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Masahiro Tanaka height 6 ft 3 in Masahiro weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Masahiro Tanaka Dating?

According to our records, Masahiro Tanaka is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Masahiro Tanaka’s is not dating anyone.

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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. In the MLB, Tanaka has earned selections to two Major League Baseball All-Star Games.

Facts & Trivia

Masahiro Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Masahiro Tanaka celebrates birthday on November 1 of every year.

Tanaka was the only player to be chosen to the national team to play in the 2008 Beijing Olympics from the Eagles, becoming the youngest Japanese baseball player to play in the Olympics as a pro in the history of the event. He pitched in relief in Japan’s first game against Cuba in the group stage, throwing one scoreless inning and striking out three. While Tanaka saw limited playing time as a middle reliever for the team, he recorded a 0.00 ERA and the highest strikeout rate of any pitcher on the team.

What happened to Masahiro Tanaka?

Tanaka spent seven seasons with the Yankees from 2014-2020. He initially left the Golden Eagles after seven seasons to sign a seven-year, $155 million contract with New York. Tanaka went back to Rakuten last offseason on a two- year deal.

Why did the Yankees let Tanaka go?

When general manager Brian Cashman spoke about his free agency moves last winter, the logic behind letting go of Tanaka was quantity over quality , adding veteran starters Corey Kluber and Jameson Taillon instead.

Will Masahiro Tanaka return to the Yankees?

Yankees-Masahiro Tanaka reunion officially dead after news from Japan. We apologize to all the New York Yankees fans who were holding out hope for this, but the team will not be bringing back Masahiro Tanaka after his one-year stint in Japan.

What is Tanaka doing now?

“I have decided to return to Japan and play for the Rakuten Eagles for the 2021 season,” Tanaka wrote on Twitter. “I wanted to make sure and get in touch with you, and thank you for all the love and support you have given me for the past 7 seasons”.

Is Tanaka a Japanese name?

Tanaka (たなか) is the fourth most common Japanese surname. It is typically written with the kanji for ricefield & middle (田中). Less common variants include many & middle (多中), many & relationship (多仲), another & middle (他中), shelf & low (棚下), shelf & summer (棚夏) and many & name & congratulation (多名賀).