Kensuke Tanaka
| Kensuke Tanaka | |
|---|---|
 Tanaka with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in 2012 | |
| Second baseman | |
| 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 MLB appearance | |
| 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 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| 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 player. He has played for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball and the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball.
Career
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Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
[edit]Tanaka played for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters from 2000 through 2012.
San Francisco Giants
[edit]He made his Major League debut with the Giants, in left field, on July 9, 2013, against the New York Mets despite playing almost exclusively second base with the Nippon Ham Fighters and the Giants' Triple-AAA affiliate, the Fresno Grizzlies.[1] He was designated for assignment on September 3, 2013, and released the next day.[2]
Texas Rangers
[edit]He signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers on December 20, 2013,[3] and was released on July 20, 2014.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Tanaka is married to Japanese Sapporo TV reporter Chiho Nishimori (西森千芳).
References
[edit]- ^ "UPDATE: Bochy explains Tanaka move for SF Giants". San Francisco Giants: The Splash. July 10, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ "Texas Rangers may sign Tanaka: Kensuke Tanaka". Texas Rangers Blog. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ "Rangers agree to terms with Kensuke Tanaka and Ryan Feierabend". Texas Rangers. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ "Rangers likely headed for more roster roulette this week". Texas Rangers Blog. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
External links
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- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Retrosheet, or Baseball Reference (Minor, Japan and Winter Leagues), or Register : Tanaka, Kensuke (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters), or Kensuke Tanaka - Yakyu Baka, 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
- Nippon Ham Fighters players
- Nippon Professional Baseball infielders
- Round Rock Express players
- San Francisco Giants players
- Baseball people from Fukuoka Prefecture
- Japanese baseball infielder stubs