Yoshinori Tateyama

Quick Facts

Full Name	Yoshinori Tateyama
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 26, 1975(1975-12-26)
Age	49
Birthplace	Daito
Country	Japan
Birth City	Osaka Prefecture
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Yoshinori Tateyama Biography

Yoshinori Tateyama is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on December 26, 1975 in Daito, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Yoshinori Tateyama, also known as Jian Shan Yi Ji, Tateyama Yoshinori (born December 26, 1975), is a former Japanese professional baseball pitcher. He was a Major League Baseball (MLB), Texas Rangers player, and Nippon Professional Baseball(NPB) pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters as well as the Hanshin Tigers.

Tateyama was a sidearm pitcher and relied on a sinking fastball of 87-88 mph, along with a curveball of the low 70s. Two other pitches were also offered by Tateyama, a changeup (74 to 78 mph) as well as a screwball (64-61 mph), which were mostly used against left-handed batters. The “Vulcan” grip is used to throw the screwball. He was one of two relief pitchers who threw even one screwball during the 2012 MLB season.

After the retirement, he became Japan national baseball team pitching coach at the 2017 Asia Professional Baseball Championship, 2018 exhibition game against Australia, 2018 U-23 Baseball World Cup and 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series.

On October 30, 2012, he became a free agent after the Rangers declined his 2013 option. Texas signed him again on December 20, 2012. He was released in March 2013. In June 2013, he was traded to New York Yankees.

Yoshinori Tateyama Net Worth

Yoshinori Tateyama is one of the richest Baseball Player from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Yoshinori Tateyama 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Tateyama became a free agent for the Texas Rangers on November 30, 2010. After spending 2011 in the minor leagues he was called up by the Texas Rangers on May 23rd 2011. He made his major league debut with the Rangers on May 24, 2011. He struck out Carlos Quentin swinging in his first major league pitch.

Koji Uehara was Tateyama’s high school teammate. Tateyama was an ace pitcher, and Uehara an outfielder at that time. The Rangers signed Yu Darvish, Japan’s top starting pitcher, to a 5-year contract in the 2011-2012 offseason. Darvish and Tateyama were teammates for five seasons with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.

In May 2014, the Yankees released Tateyama, and he returned to Japan to sign with the Hanshin Tigers on June 25, 2014. On November 1, 2014, he announced his retirement from professional baseball after making 8 appearances for the Tigers.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Yoshinori Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Yoshinori Tateyama celebrates birthday on December 26 of every year.

Top Facts about Yoshinori Tateyama

1. Yoshinori Tateyama is a retired Japanese baseball pitcher.
2. He played for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and Texas Rangers.
3. Tateyama had a career ERA of 2.75 in Japan.
4. He made his MLB debut at age 36.
5. In Japan, he won the Pacific League MVP award in 2010.
6. Tateyama pitched in the World Baseball Classic for Team Japan.
7. He was known for his deceptive delivery and control.
8. Tateyama retired with over 800 strikeouts in Japan.
9. His best season in MLB was with the Rangers in 2012.
10. Tateyama currently works as a coach for the Fighters organization.