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Masahiro Tanaka (田中 将大, Tanaka Masahiro, born November 1, 1988) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees .
The Yankees have used 58 different Opening Day starting pitchers in their 110 seasons. Since the franchise's beginning in 1901 , the 58 starters have a combined Opening Day record of 58 wins , 36 losses , 1 tie (57–36–1), and 18 no decisions .
Jerry Remy's comments came after Japanese-born Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka was visited on the mound by his pitching coach and translator on Tuesday.
A total of 81 Japanese-born [1] [2] players have played in at least one Major League Baseball (MLB) game. Of these players, eleven are on existing MLB rosters.The first instance of a Japanese player playing in MLB occurred in 1964, when the Nankai Hawks, a Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) team, sent three exchange prospects to the United States to gain experience in MLB's minor league system.
Yankees' Masahiro Tanaka posts franchise's worst ever start versus Red Sox.
Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka was hit in the head by a line-drive on Saturday afternoon. The 31-year-old Tanaka will be a vital piece of New York’s rotation this upcoming season.
Masahiro Tanaka, who was a most valuable asset to the Yankees and an All-Star, complained about feeling discomfort in his pitching elbow to the Yankees. As a result, Tanaka was flown to New York City from Cleveland to get an MRI. He was quickly sent to Seattle to get examined as the most efficient doctors were all engaged in a meeting in Seattle.
The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers have announced their World Series rosters, revealing the 26-man squads ahead Friday's Game 1.The Yankees dropped their roster first, followed by the ...