Kensuke Tanaka
| Kensuke Tanaka | |
|---|---|
| Kensuke Tanaka 2009 Japan Series Tanaka with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in 2012 | |
| Second baseman / Left fielder | |
| Born: May 20, 1981 Fukuoka, Japan | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| NPB: 2000, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | |
| MLB: July 9, 2013, for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| NPB: 2019, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | |
| MLB: July 28, 2013, for the San Francisco Giants | |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .282 |
| Home runs | 46 |
| Runs batted in | 462 |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .267 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 2 |
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| Managerial record at Baseball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Kensuke Tanaka (田中 賢介, born May 20, 1981) is a Japanese former professional baseball second baseman and left fielder. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, and in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants.
Career
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Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
[edit | edit source]Tanaka played for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) from 2000 through 2012.
San Francisco Giants
[edit | edit source]Tanaka made his Major League debut with the San Francisco Giants, in left field, on July 9, 2013, against the New York Mets despite playing almost exclusively second base with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and the Giants' Triple–A affiliate, the Fresno Grizzlies.[1] He was designated for assignment by San Francisco on September 3, and released the next day.[2]
Texas Rangers
[edit | edit source]Tanaka signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers on December 20, 2013.[3] He played in 62 games for the Triple–A Round Rock Express in 2014, batting .258/.340/.371 with four home runs, 27 RBI, and 12 stolen bases. Tanaka was released by the Rangers organization on July 20, 2014.[4]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Tanaka is married to Japanese Sapporo TV reporter Chiho Nishimori (西森千芳).
References
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External links
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- Career statistics from MLB · ESPN · Baseball Reference · Fangraphs, or Retrosheet, or Baseball Reference (Minor, Japan and Winter Leagues), or Register: Tanaka, Kensuke (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters) Archived November 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, or Kensuke Tanaka - Yakyu Baka Archived April 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, or Official Blog (in Japanese)
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- 1981 births
- Bravos de Margarita players
- Japanese expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
- Fresno Grizzlies players
- Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters players
- Japanese expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Living people
- Major League Baseball players from Japan
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen
- Nippon Ham Fighters players
- Nippon Professional Baseball infielders
- Round Rock Express players
- San Francisco Giants players
- Baseball people from Fukuoka Prefecture
- Major League Baseball left fielders
- Japanese baseball infielder stubs